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History of Walter Reed Army Medical Ctr

This past week, the Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted to close down the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The hospital has treated countless soldiers returning home from war and many U.S. presidents. Jacki Lyden speaks with Dr. John Pierce, a historian for the Walter Reed Society, about the hospital and the physician whose name it bears.
Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"