Apr
27
2011

A Visit To Walter Reed To Support Our Wounded Heroes

An article by Former Writers

This year’s visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center was much different from last years.

This year, the Mets team and staff had a real military man with them who understands how and why these visits are so important.

Yes, Sandy Alderson is a retired Marine and a Vietnam veteran who served as a platoon commander and intelligence officer, among other jobs in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971.

This year’s voluntary visit to Walter Reed was attended by every Met who was in town. And they were exposed to the harsher reality in life as they toured the hospital.

We all know what happened yesterday in DC after the visit to Walter Reed – the Mets won again.

Smiles all around, I hope.

Let’s hope that their visit lifted the spirits of the patients, many of whom spend months there to heal their wounds.

The Mets – and most of us – live in a somewhat insulated environment in our daily lives.

God Bless Our Troops!

About the Author: Former Writers

5 Comments + Add Comment

Matt April 27, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Thank you for doing a post on this important visit to Walter Reed without resorting to snark or sinking to the gutter like many of the other posts on this Mets vist I’ve already read. Thank you for treating this with the dignity it deserves. This site gets high points for this.
Annie Savoy April 27, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Thank you for your kind response. The change in the visit this year was surely brought on by Sandy Alderson – and I expect it wasn’t his first visit there either. I am the widow of a veteran and I understand.
Des April 27, 2011 at 12:37 pm

Congratulations to the Mets for their timely visit.

Congratulations to Sandy Alderson for showing his appreciation to our troops.

Thanks to Annie for this story.
D.C. April 27, 2011 at 1:03 pm

A much better visit this time around than the last time.
MC April 27, 2011 at 1:41 pm

Where can you get one of the camo mets hat’s ike in the pic? That is sweet.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	23	18	.561	-
Nationals	23	19	.548	0.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	4.0
Mets	16	24	.400	6.5
Marlins	11	31	.262	12.5

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