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Washington Nationals players visit with military personnel rehabilitating at Walter Reed Medical Center. Photo/@nationals

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Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson receives rehab at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of the Olson family)

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A Navy officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District. Formally casing the flags represents the ending of a mission, and for the hospital it ends 102 years of service to American soldiers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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RADM Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy, smiles as he exchanges words with U.S. Army MG Carla Hawley-Bowland while she hands him the Major Walter Reed's Sword during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The handing over of the sword officially marks the transition from the Washington, D.C., facility to Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Naval officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to officially mark the transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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SPC E4 Lazaro Mtunguja, left, and Sgt. Betsy Rodriguez, both U.S. Army, adjust some of the 50 state flags outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center Wednesday, July 27, 2011 before a ceremony to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. Casing the colors involves retiring the flags that have served as symbols of the various medical units. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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SPC E4 Erika Draht, U.S. Army, adjusts one of the 50 state flags outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center before a ceremony to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. Casing the colors involves retiring the flags that have served as the symbols of the different medical units. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Sylvia Clemmons, front, and Alice Giles, back, walk through the main lobby at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2001. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the military's flagship hospital where privates to presidents have gone for care for more than a century, is closing its doors. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)