‘I Appreciate Your Sacrifice’: Obama Makes Likely Last Visit To Walter Reed As President
Aides have said the visits to wounded soldiers have taken a heavy emotional toll on the outgoing commander-in-chief.
The New York Times:
Obama’s Sacred Duty: Visiting The Wounded At Walter Reed
On Tuesday, for his 23rd and probably last time as president, Mr. Obama will helicopter to the military hospital to spend another afternoon with the wounded from Afghanistan and Iraq. ... Mr. Obama will arrive at the hospital in suburban Maryland on Marine One with a minimum of ceremony, having memorized the names of the wounded he will visit from a list he received the night before. (Harris, 11/29)
In other veterans' health care news —
The Associated Press:
Obama Signs Bill To Improve Crisis Hotline
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that seeks to ensure all telephone calls and other communications delivered through a Department of Veterans Affairs' crisis line get answered in a timely manner by a qualified person. The legislation signed Monday comes after federal investigators substantiated allegations that some calls went into a voicemail system and that some veterans didn't get immediate assistance. (11/28)
