Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Walter Reed and Beyond - 1st Lt Elizabeth Whiteside, Now In Lockdown

The following is a Video report from CBS as a Lead In to a Report, now online but to be printed in tomorrows Washington Post from Dana Priest.


A Soldier's Cry For Help - CBS News Video



This is the Washington Post report:

Suicide Try Spotlights a Trend
Soldier facing charges for trying to kill herself last year attempts suicide again, one of a record number who have tried or succeeded in ending their lives after serving in Iraq, Afghanistan.


{The report, at the Washington Post, is now taking a long time to come up, had it once but now it's a real slow load.}

Walter Reed and Beyond

A Patient Prosecuted
Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside's story is emblematic of the military's ambivalence when it comes to soldiers who need mental health care.


Narrated Slideshow: Lt. Whiteside's Story

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