Washington Nationals players visit with military personnel rehabilitating at Walter Reed Medical Center. Photo/@nationals
Washington Nationals players visit with military personnel rehabilitating at Walter Reed Medical Center. Photo/@nationals
Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson receives rehab at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of the Olson family)
"They can take my legs, but they can't take my pride," says Brooklyn, N.Y. native and U.S. Army PFC Bryan Dilberian, who has been at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a month and says he can't wait to redeploy to Afghanistan. PFC Dilberian was among the wounded warriors who came out to check out the NASCAR cars at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District on Thursday. Several NASCAR drivers visited the facility. The event ended with a dinner and a concert by singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A Navy officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District. Formally casing the flags represents the ending of a mission, and for the hospital it ends 102 years of service to American soldiers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A wounded warrior walks along a makeshift sidewalk at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Wednesday, July 27, 2011 during a ceremony to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The Washington, D.C., facility has served wounded warriors and other military personnel and families for more than 100 years. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachuting team, skydives into the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., following a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The official close date of Walter Reed is Sept. 15. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RADM Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy, smiles as he exchanges words with U.S. Army MG Carla Hawley-Bowland while she hands him the Major Walter Reed's Sword during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The handing over of the sword officially marks the transition from the Washington, D.C., facility to Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
U.S. Army officers salute as they uncase one of the two new Walter Reed Army Medical Center flags that during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 to officially mark the transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The official close date of Walter Reed is Sept. 15. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
