Aug 28th, 2005 · This past week, the Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted to close down the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The hospital has treated countless soldiers returning home from war and many U.S. presidents. Jacki Lyden speaks with Dr. John Pierce, a historian for the Walter Reed Society, about the hospital and the physician whose name it bears.
Aug 26th, 2005 · The Base Closure and Realignment Commission overturns the Pentagon's recommendation to close Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The decision preserves the state's second-largest employer.
Aug 25th, 2005 · The Base Closure and Realignment Commission continued Thursday to issue recommendations about closing military bases around the country. Among those bases flagged for closure is the historic Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Alex Chadwick talks with Gordon Trowbridge, a reporter for the Army Times, about the panel's decisions and their potential impact on the military.