1 Day At a Time
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My niece, who is a Army psychiatrist, was stationed at Walter Reed the same time that this fellow was. I haven't had the heart to call her yet. She was deployed to Iraq last spring , much to her dismay, and she was separated from her 3 year old daughter for 8 months. Thank God, she is safely back home now, at Fort Knox.
Her deployment was a total shock and seemingly came out of the blue. I'm guessing that it was a similar situation for this guy - but of course, that's no excuse. My niece was devastated, though, because she had been led to believe that she would not have to go. There is a real push to get psychiatric care right out on the front line.
I agree with GN about the guy's late promotion to Major. He's my niece's age and she was promoted quite a few years ago. It sounds like their movement through medical school and work at Walter Reed was exactly around the same time. It's such a tragedy for everyone. You can't help but wonder if it could not have been prevented at some point.
Valerie
Her deployment was a total shock and seemingly came out of the blue. I'm guessing that it was a similar situation for this guy - but of course, that's no excuse. My niece was devastated, though, because she had been led to believe that she would not have to go. There is a real push to get psychiatric care right out on the front line.
I agree with GN about the guy's late promotion to Major. He's my niece's age and she was promoted quite a few years ago. It sounds like their movement through medical school and work at Walter Reed was exactly around the same time. It's such a tragedy for everyone. You can't help but wonder if it could not have been prevented at some point.
Valerie
