Walter Reed patients get pre-holiday VIP visits

Walter Reed patients get pre-holiday VIP visits
Marine Corps Times
By Patricia Kime
Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Dec 20, 2012

President Obama dropped in on wounded troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Thursday, spending an hour with service members during a day that included a House vote on Speaker John Boehner’s proposal to avert the pending budget crisis.

Few details emerged on the president’s visit; the event was closed to the press. But he reportedly spent time with 10 combat injured personnel — nine soldiers and one Marine.

The president frequently visits the hospital, where many of the nation’s most injured personnel are treated.

In September, he spoke with 28 soldiers and eight Marines at the medical center, awarding two Purple Hearts during that trip.
read more here