Schoomaker will take command of Walter Reed and the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command.

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Later this week, another House committee is expected to take up the Walter Reed issue, as well as perhaps two Senate committees.

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Reed was Vee-Jay's first star and helped the label take on local blues giant Chess Records.

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Army officials privately concede that they will have to reevaluate a whole set of procedures at Walter Reed, including whether recovering patients in the outpatient facilities still have to take part in daily military formations.

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