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This summer, the Defense Base Reallocation and Closure (BRAC) Commission decided unanimously to close the venerable Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Long touted as the nation's flagship military medical center, Walter Reed opened its doors on May 1, 1909. In the 96 years that have passed, it has served hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a veritable parade of U.S. presidents, congressmen, Supreme Court justices, military leaders, and international dignitaries.

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Yet, like many aging medical centers throughout the country, Walter Reed is in need of intensive care. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Markel is a professor of the history of medicine and a professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, where he directs the Center for the History of Medicine.

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