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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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    May 2, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  1. Tourists taking in Gloucester

    GLOUCESTER — It's expected to be a big year in the county for tourism, with a slate of annual events and festivals bringing visitors and one big event that's expected to goose the numbers of tourists. Already visits to the county's visitor's center...

    Tags: Music, Soccer, Sports, Entertainment, Festive Events

    2. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Wounded veterans' partners get scholarships to UMUC

    Two weeks after Beverly Poyer married her husband in 2007, he was deployed to Afghanistan. When he came home a year later, she was thrust into a role<strong> </strong>she hadn't expected: caregiver.
    Two weeks after Beverly Poyer married her husband in 2007, he was deployed to Afghanistan. When he came home a year later, she was thrust into a role she hadn't expected: caregiver. Army Spc. Max Poyer, exposed to frequent mortar blasts in Afghanistan,...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Defense, Financial Aid, University of Maryland, College Park, Hospitals and Clinics

    3. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery

    BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...

    Tags: Military Equipment, Insurance, Tammy Duckworth, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

    4. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Sacrifices lead to prime opportunity for G.G. Smith

    Moving around has always been a big part of new Loyola basketball coach G.G. Smith's life.
    Moving around has always been a big part of new Loyola basketball coach G.G. Smith's life. As a child whose father, Tubby, was a rising star in the college basketball coaching ranks, Smith spent time growing up in college towns like Columbia, S.C.,...

    Tags: Sports, Kentucky Wildcats, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Georgia Bulldogs

    5. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility

    When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Budget Control Act of 2011, United States Naval Academy, National Institutes of Health, National Government

    6. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Marylander who died of rabies contracted disease from kidney transplant

    The first Marylander to succumb to rabies since 1976 developed the virus through a kidney transplant that took place more than a year before the Army veteran died of the disease in February, national health and defense officials said Friday.
    The first Marylander to succumb to rabies since 1976 developed the virus through a kidney transplant that took place more than a year before the Army veteran died of the disease in February, national health and defense officials said Friday. Tests...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Defense, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Rabies, Medical Procedures and Tests

    7. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Dr. Jacquelin Perry dies at 94; polio specialist

    The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility.
    The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility. When some of the same patients...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Los Angeles, World War II (1939-1945), Medical Research, Physical Therapists

    8. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Md. military bases brace for reductions

    Midshipmen at the Naval Academy could spend less time training at sea, some gates into Fort Meade could be shut down and routine maintenance at military installations across the state could be delayed under federal budget cuts set to begin Friday.
    Midshipmen at the Naval Academy could spend less time training at sea, some gates into Fort Meade could be shut down and routine maintenance at military installations across the state could be delayed under federal budget cuts set to begin Friday....

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Public Finance, National Security Agency, United States Naval Academy, Budget Control Act of 2011

    9. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. VFW helping veterans collect VA benefits

    Dawn Brown left the Navy after 15 years when she developed Hodgkin's lymphoma. She lost her job as a secretary at a Baltimore school about a month before she was diagnosed with <a href="../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a>.
    Dawn Brown left the Navy after 15 years when she developed Hodgkin's lymphoma. She lost her job as a secretary at a Baltimore school about a month before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn't know that her military service qualified her for...

    Tags: Prince George's County, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, U.S. Department of Defense, Hospitals and Clinics, Veterans Affairs

    10. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Teacher Shot At Sandy Hook Elementary To Attend State Of The Union

    The Hartford Courant
    Natalie Hammond, the lead teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who survived being shot on Dec. 14, will listen to the President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday from the gallery of the House of the Representatives. U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty,...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Courtney, Injuries and Wounds, Nancy Pelosi, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    11. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Injured soldier gets double arm transplant

    Brendan Marrocco sometimes looks down at his arms and can't believe they really exist.
    Brendan Marrocco sometimes looks down at his arms and can't believe they really exist. Until six weeks ago, the 26-year-old didn't have arms. He lost both of his, as well as his legs, in the Iraq War when the armored vehicle he was driving ran over a...

    Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Staten Island (New York City), Iraq War (2003-2011), Union Memorial Hospital, Amputation

    12. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. President honors South Dakotan

     WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama honored the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before.  ‘‘Everybody doing their part, is what finally put the Heat over the top,’’...

    Tags: Mike Miller, National Basketball Association, Chris Bosh, NBA Finals, Barack Obama

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