Peter Damon spent 15 months at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., after losing his right arm and left hand in an explosion in Iraq and now shuttles from his Middleboro home to Veterans Administration hospitals in Brockton and the Boston area for medical care.
“As far as dealing with the VA and Walter Reed, my experience has been good,” Damon said. “My experiences have been fine.”
Damon, who had been a helicopter mechanic with the 126th Aviation Unit of the Massachusetts National Guard when he was injured in 2003, said he was surprised by allegations of squalid conditions at Walter Reed, reports that sparked Congressional hearings and the ouster of the hospital commander.
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