LAST PATIENT - The last inpatient from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., receives a police escort during the transport of inpatients to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Aug. 27, 2011. Officials moved up the transfer date by one day to avoid the worst effects of Hurricane Irene along the East Coast. DOD photo by Sebastian J. Sciotti Jr.Walter Reed Closes, Legacy Lives On, Commander Says -- US Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2011 – An ambulance carrying the last inpatient from Walter Reed Army Medical Center here slowly made its way out of the Georgia Avenue gate this morning, pausing briefly for the crowd of flag-waving troop supporters and shouts of “Thank you for your service! We love you!”
As the ambulance turned north on Georgia Avenue toward the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., the once-bustling Walter Reed hospital fell silent.
This early morning move of inpatients -- one to an ambulance -- marked the end of an era for Walter Reed and its 102 years of Army medicine that has saved hundreds of thousands of military lives.
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