4500 pieces of undelivered wounded veterans mail found at Walter Reed.

[Harry Hope]

From The Associated Press, 6/16/07:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6713608,00.html

Mail Undelivered at Walter Reed

By ROBERT BURNS

AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -

Turns out the trouble at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the focus of
a firestorm of criticism over poor treatment of wounded war veterans,
reached into the mailroom.

The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the
recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May
2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.

And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.

In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed,
whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was
tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier
this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon
detailing the problem with the mail.

Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a
team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock
operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels.
Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being
hand-delivered Friday night, he said.

``This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory,'' Schoomaker
said.

He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj.
Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that
spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for
soldiers at Walter Reed.

Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the
disclosures.

___________________________________________________

Is there really a word that can appropriately describe all this?

Harry

 

[Roger]

"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:19h77313ra1mul3rnjb114v60lodrssn2f@4ax.com...
>
> From The Associated Press, 6/16/07:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6713608,00.html
>
> Mail Undelivered at Walter Reed
>
> By ROBERT BURNS
>
> AP Military Writer
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) -
>
> Turns out the trouble at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the focus of
> a firestorm of criticism over poor treatment of wounded war veterans,
> reached into the mailroom.
>
> The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the
> recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May
> 2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.
>
> And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.
>
> In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed,
> whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was
> tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier
> this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon
> detailing the problem with the mail.
>
> Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a
> team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock
> operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels.
> Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being
> hand-delivered Friday night, he said.
>
> ``This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory,'' Schoomaker
> said.
>
> He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj.
> Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that
> spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for
> soldiers at Walter Reed.
>
> Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the
> disclosures.
>
> ___________________________________________________
>
> Is there really a word that can appropriately describe all this?
>
> Harry

Isn't a violation of federal law to impede the delivery of mail?

 

[Broderick Crawford]

Harry Hope wrote:
> From The Associated Press, 6/16/07:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6713608,00.html
>
> Mail Undelivered at Walter Reed
>
> By ROBERT BURNS
>
> AP Military Writer
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) -
>
> Turns out the trouble at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the focus of
> a firestorm of criticism over poor treatment of wounded war veterans,
> reached into the mailroom.
>
> The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the
> recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May
> 2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.
>
> And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.
>
> In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed,
> whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was
> tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier
> this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon
> detailing the problem with the mail.
>
> Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a
> team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock
> operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels.
> Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being
> hand-delivered Friday night, he said.
>
> ``This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory,'' Schoomaker
> said.
>
> He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj.
> Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that
> spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for
> soldiers at Walter Reed.
>
> Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the
> disclosures.
>
> ___________________________________________________
>
> Is there really a word that can appropriately describe all this?
>
> Harry

And they say the private sector can deliver the mail better than the
Postal Service. I guess this shoots a hole in that theory!



--
I'm glad scorpions don't fly.

bcrawford

The bottom line is....
You do NOT have to maximize profits, find a balance.

 

[disisdkat@hotmail.com]

On Jun 16, 7:55 am, Broderick Crawford <bcrawford2...@roadrunner.com>
wrote:
> Harry Hope wrote:
> > From The Associated Press, 6/16/07:
> >http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6713608,00.html
>
> > Mail Undelivered at Walter Reed
>
> > By ROBERT BURNS
>
> > AP Military Writer
>
> > WASHINGTON (AP) -
>
> > Turns out the trouble at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the focus of
> > a firestorm of criticism over poor treatment of wounded war veterans,
> > reached into the mailroom.
>
> > The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the
> > recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May
> > 2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.
>
> > And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.
>
> > In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed,
> > whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was
> > tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier
> > this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon
> > detailing the problem with the mail.
>
> > Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a
> > team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock
> > operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels.
> > Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being
> > hand-delivered Friday night, he said.
>
> > ``This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory,'' Schoomaker
> > said.
>
> > He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj.
> > Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that
> > spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for
> > soldiers at Walter Reed.
>
> > Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the
> > disclosures.
>
> > ___________________________________________________
>
> > Is there really a word that can appropriately describe all this?
>
> > Harry
>
> And they say the private sector can deliver the mail better than the
> Postal Service. I guess this shoots a hole in that theory!
>
> --
> I'm glad scorpions don't fly.
>
> bcrawford
>
> The bottom line is....
> You do NOT have to maximize profits, find a balance.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I have never understood why this myth took wing and flew. Putting any
private enterprise in place automatically adds the additional cost of
profit and the exorbitant pay to the CEO and upper management. You
still have all the underlying cost of materials, equipment, labor,
overhead, etc so you either have to raise the price of the service
(taxes) or cut the cost of labor or one of the other underlying cost
(lower quality). Over all when government is run by career employees
(something Clinton did to clean up FEMA and other agencies) and not
political hacks (as Bush did) it is shown that they do things well and
often better than private corporations. Please keep in mind that it
is fellow Americans in these jobs and all of us want to be proud of
the work we do.

One of the really bad practices of government (probably put in by
Republicans) is that if you don't spend all of your money in a year
you lose it and get less next year. Do it actually penalizes you for
trying to save money or buy smart.

 

[9 Trillion Dollar Republican Natio]

On Jun 16, 7:10 am, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> From The Associated Press, 6/16/07:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6713608,00.html
>
> Mail Undelivered at Walter Reed
>
> By ROBERT BURNS
>
> AP Military Writer
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) -
>
> Turns out the trouble at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the focus of
> a firestorm of criticism over poor treatment of wounded war veterans,
> reached into the mailroom.
>
> The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the
> recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May
> 2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.
>
> And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.
>
> In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed,
> whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was
> tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier
> this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon
> detailing the problem with the mail.
>
> Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a
> team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock
> operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels.
> Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being
> hand-delivered Friday night, he said.
>
> ``This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory,'' Schoomaker
> said.
>
> He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj.
> Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that
> spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for
> soldiers at Walter Reed.
>
> Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the
> disclosures.
>
> ___________________________________________________
>
> Is there really a word that can appropriately describe all this?
>
> Harry