Gates Praises Volunteers’ Efforts at Walter Reed

By • on June 22, 2009

Gates Praises Volunteers’ Efforts at Walter Reed

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today commended the work of the volunteers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here, saying they set the example for the rest of the country.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to a group of volunteers gathered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2009. Gates was at the hospital to help kick off President Barack Obama’s “United We Serve” summer campaign aimed at boosting volunteerism and community service across the country. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III