[SAMWolf]

Thanks to FReeper I Got The Rope for suggesting this Thread

[Humal]

Very interesting article, Sam and Snippy.

Walter Reed Army Base is one of the bases set to be closed. I find it sad that they would close such a historical base, yet wonder if it's so out-dated it is a good thing. What is your opinion?

[Iris7]

Most pleasing to contemplate men who knew their duty and did it.

Thanks for telling their story. It should be taught in the second grade to all Americans.

[I got the rope]

I must admit that the idea did not originate with me.

A week or so a ago my friend Wendell and I had breakfast with a my neighbor , Dr. Richard M. Kafka. I suppose the evening news had been filled with the announcement that Walter Reed Medical Center would be closed down. Dr. Kafka made it a topic of conversation over breakfast.

Incidently, he was former Army doctor during WWII, and he a was radiologist.

He asked us if we knew anything about Major Reed. We had to claim ignorance. Dr. Kafka then put down his knife and fork and commenced to lightly berate us (I think he made some comments about public schools under his breath); he then began to give us a history lesson on the accomplishments of Major Reed, Col. Gorgas, and the entire US Army Medical Corp.

I was astonished by this man's knowledge and passion for his chosen profession. He has not practiced medicine in over 25 years, but he was still sharp as a tack. He body might be failing him, but his mind is not.

Thank you for this thread. I hope to share it with Dr. Kafka very soon.