Walter Reed Veteran Medical Center Overflowing with Wounded War Vets
The halls of the Mologne House at Walter Reed are filled with amputees moving in their wheelchairs, wounded soldiers with lacerations and bruises so bad that their faces are unrecognizable, and confused brain injury victims who wander the halls because they can't remember where they are. The Mologne House was built in 1997 on the grounds of the Walter Reed Veteran Medical Center in Washington D.C. It was originally built as a short-term facility for military families to stay at as military officials were treated for minor ailments. Since 9/11, the facility now houses over 300 wounded soldiers, marines, and their family members.
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