Uncle Sam has to keep up appearances

The Army loves to pretend like things are going well even in the midst of horrific chaos. Thats why the ailing soldiers of Walter Reed's Building 18 have to make sure the place is spic and span for the upcoming inspections and Congressional traffic that will be roaming the halls to see what exactly our bravest are living in.

And of course the soldiers need to follow the chain of command even when that is the one thing that is failing them the most.

The death of PFC LaVena Johnson raises questions

The most high-profile Army cover up of the Iraq War is the death of former NFL player Pat Tillman. Chances are there is another one. If, by chance, things happened as the Army said they did they should have learned by the Tillman case to leave no stone unturned and erase all doubt. But, once again, the Army has to do things the hard way and now a family as doubts about the death of their child. The daughter of a doctor, an honor student and blood donor among a list of achievements, Johnson's death was labeled a suicide ("self-inflicted, noncombat injuries") even though she had two loose front teeth and a "busted lip" that had to be reconstructed at the funeral home.