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ThinkFast: August 18, 2008
Think Progress —
... .” Mold infests barracks at Fort Sill in Oklahoma , even though they were set up just “a year ago for wounded soldiers after poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center triggered a systemwide overhaul.” Twenty soldiers who spoke to USA Today said that their” complaints about mold and other problems went unheeded for months, and they were “ ordered not speak about the conditions .” Despite public assurances, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was not in a “cone of silence” on Saturday night while Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... A military barracks for wounded soldiers in Oklahoma that was set up last year in response to the poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is infested with mold. Soldiers at the barracks, Fort Still, were ordered not to speak about the conditions there after the situation was ignored for months. (USA Today) ...
Another Bush-Mccain soldier neglect story
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
And the Democrats let people like McCain and Bush dare to question their patriotism, dare to suggest that we don't care about the troops. What has John McCain for these folks? What has George Bush done? I mean, yes, John McCain makes tv commercials talking about how much he cares about the troops and Barack Obama doesn't - so what has McCain done for these guys? ...
Army Official Who Revealed Deplorable Conditions At Veterans Treatment Facility Is Forced To Resign
Think Progress —
... On Monday, USA Today reported that barracks for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at the Army’s Fort Sill were infested with mold. In addition, soldiers living in the units said that “their complaints about mold and other problems” have been ignored for months and that they were told to keep quiet about the problems: ...
