Walter Reed Medical Center News
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Chasing Katie LedeckyIt is repetition that defines Katie Ledecky. You see it when she stands on the starting block, waiting for the signals that begin a race, pushing and pulling on her swim cap several times, using her hands and elbows and the crook of her arm to fiddle with her goggles. It is why, for reasons she
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Invictus Games: Behind every great serviceman or woman is a great service dog
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Service dogs are becoming more and more common in daily life, but many of the ways in which they assist their masters still go largely unnoticed. These animals don't just help people who have visual or hearing impairments or mobility issues. They also aid those who experience
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Soldier Reunites With His Military Dog Months After Injuries in AfghanistanSpecialist Andrew Brown has reunited with his beloved military dog, Rocky, months after they were both injured in Afghanistan and received Purple Hearts. Their reunion was caught on video Friday, three months after they were injured, separated and this photo of Rocky with his Purple Heart went
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The Story Behind This Injured Military Dog's Purple HeartThis heartwarming photo of injured military dog Rocky with his Purple Heart is going viral, and his handler, Specialist Andrew Brown, told ABC News the story behind their partnership. Brown and Rocky, who have been partners for two years, left Fort Hood for Afghanistan this October. Two months
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Army Captain Who Tackled Suicide Bomber Receives Medal of HonorHe tackled a suicide bomber to the ground, lessening the impact of a major attack on senior officers in Afghanistan. For that act of courage, President Obama presented retired Army Captain Florent Groberg with the Medal of Honor. "On his very worst day, he managed to summon his very best. That's
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After Suffering Multiple Head Injuries, an Army Veteran Finds Peace in CeramicsIt wasn’t until the third time Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Jon Meadows was hit by a blast that he realized something was wrong. “My whole lower part of my body was going numb. I was starting to not feel anything,” Meadows told ABC News. Meadows’ convoy had felt hits twice before on tours in
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Walter Reed Medical Center On Lockdown, President Obama Remarks On ISIL, Confession To Murder In San FranciscoBreaking news authorities respond to a report of being single gunshot and a half of the country. The national military medical center everyone is and shelter. Plays Ellen come in or out facility they didn't find anything. That in mind computer aided and kind of weapon directly have to stand stand
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No Evidence of Shooting After Lockdown at Walter Reed Medical CenterNo injuries were reported at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center campus near Bethesda, Maryland, today following a report of a suspected active shooter. Someone made a phone call this morning reporting noises that could have been shots, the Montgomery County Police said. The center
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Walter Reed Medical Center on LockdownAuthorities responded to a suspected 'active shooter' at the facility near Bethesda, Maryland after an unconfirmed report of a single gunshot.
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The Note: The Curious Case of 50,000 Pages of Hillary Clinton E-Mails
By MICHAEL FALCONE NOTABLES --JUDGE REJECTS STATE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED 2016 RELEASE DATE: A federal judge yesterday rejected the State Department’s proposal to wait until January 2016 to release over 50,000 pages of e-mails written by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ordering instead a