[Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Dwright,
Tomorrow Friday Nov.30th 2007, I will be meeting with Congressman John Lewis. I'm guessing that I'll only have one or two questions to ask or points to make. Ideas?
Ken M.




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Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 4:25 pm
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Kirk,
I? agree totally. We can't visit them, we can't send them Christmas Cards, but 
we sure as hell can call our Senators and Congressman.
Here is your challenge Ladies and Gentleman! Lets see if anyone really reads the 
posts on this list!!
Dwight
?
?
In a message dated 11/27/2007 5:16:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
kvh54 at cfl.rr.com writes:
Dwight, I think we need to get a bit resourceful! Perhaps if we all contact
our Senators and Congressman of our respective States and question them as
to why it is so difficult to have access to our Blind brothers in uniform
for assistance and guidance after they return home,, they might just start
to jump in and assist us in the effort of finding out why this is!! Kirk
Harmon
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
> Ladies and Gentleman,
> A week ago today I? visited Walter Reed in Silver Spring? Maryland.
> I asked if I? could visit with any troops who had suffered eye? injuries.
> I
> was told that the only way I could visit with any troops who were? not
> family
> was to request the proper forms from the visitors bureau. They said? they
> would
> mail them and no groups over five were allowed at a time and no? guarantee
> that any of them would see us. Talk about a information? blackout!
> I am very disappointed. Think about this , how many beds are available to
> blind vets if all the? VA rehab centers were empty. Maybe 300. They have
> 1000
> plus with serious eye injuries perhaps blindness. Where are they going for
> rehab? How long will they have to wait for this?
> I see a serious problem.
> Dwight
>
>
>
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Dwright,
Tomorrow Friday Nov.30th 2007, I will be meeting with Congressman John Lewis. I'm guessing that I'll only have one or two questions to ask or points to make. Ideas?
Ken M.
-----Original Message-----
From: NABlindVets at aol.com
To: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 4:25 pm
Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Kirk, I  agree totally. We can't visit them, we can't send them Christmas Cards, but we sure as hell can call our Senators and Congressman. Here is your challenge Ladies and Gentleman! Lets see if anyone really reads the posts on this list!! Dwight     In a message dated 11/27/2007 5:16:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mailto:kvh54 at cfl.rr.com kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
writes: Dwight, I think we need to get a bit resourceful! Perhaps if we all contact our Senators and Congressman of our respective States and question them as to why it is so difficult to have access to our Blind brothers in uniform for assistance and guidance after they return home,, they might just start to jump in and assist us in the effort of finding out why this is!! Kirk Harmon ----- Original Message ----- From: < mailto:NABlindVets at aol.com NABlindVets at aol.com
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center > Ladies and Gentleman, > A week ago today I  visited Walter Reed in Silver Spring  Maryland. > I asked if I  could visit with any troops who had suffered eye  injuries. > I > was told that the only way I could visit with any troops who were  not > family > was to request the proper forms from the visitors bureau. They said  they > would > mail them and no groups over five were allowed at a time and no  guarantee > that any of them would see us. Talk about a information  blackout! > I am very disappointed. Think about this , how many beds are available to > blind vets if all the  VA rehab centers were empty. Maybe 300. They have > 1000 > plus with serious eye injuries perhaps blindness. Where are they going for > rehab? How long will they have to wait for this? > I see a serious problem. > Dwight > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > ( http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001 http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001
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