Destined to be Shut Down, Walter Reed Left to Fend for Itself

"he Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided in 2005 to shutter this critical hospital," writes retired General Paul Eaton in The New York Times. ". . . when the commission decides you will close within a few years, money dries up real fast. It is no wonder that buildings fell into disrepair and recovering soldiers slipped off the radar screen."