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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002452806_bases26.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletimes.xml&items=166

WASHINGTON — Siding with the Pentagon, the base-closing commission voted yesterday to shut down the Army's historic Walter Reed Medical Center, saying soldiers today need a more modern facility.

A group called "Code Pink" has organized the protest:
http://www.codepink4peace.org/

http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?id=476

The vigilers have often received encouragement from the wounded soldiers and their families, who often join the vigil themselves. “The first time I attended one of the vigils, a soldier’s wife invited me to come inside and visit her severely wounded husband,” said Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. “He shared his worries about the care he would get when he returned to his hometown and the financial burden on his family, and he thanked us for being there. His parting words were ‘Please don’t forget us like veterans of other wars have been forgotten.’”

In recent weeks, the vigil has attracted some people who have tried to change the tone and message of the vigil, including yelling and holding up inappropriate signs. The organizers have asked the newcomers to be respectful and wonder if they might indeed be infiltrators whose aim is to disrupt the vigil.

Looks like they want public awareness and more funding for the wounded....................
I can see how some people are against this, I guess.