A special welcome to all wounded warriors and other patients, and their families, resident at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and to the wonderful medical, military and civilian staff that care for them. We are very eager to hear from you, as we proceed through the construction in your living and working space.
The Mologne House Courtyard Program started the same way as all the Yellow Ribbon Fund programs started: meeting the needs of injured service members that are not met by others. The soldiers and their families talked about enjoying barbeques, playing with their children and just being outdoors with each other. Some energetic young businessmen, Yellow Ribbon Fund volunteers visiting Walter Reed, saw a beautiful opportunity for better outdoor living and decided to do something about it.
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Excavation and construction began Monday November 19, 2007. Weather permitting, we will work all day, to get the program done as soon as possible. Please go to our blog to get the latest information on our construction schedule, on access to the Courtyard, and on our progress. We do not expect to complete the entire program until April, 2008, and we will do the work in phases to keep interference in daily living to a minimum.
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This is how an artist sees our plans to make the Courtyard behind the Mologne House into a great outdoor living area. There will be two lower patios on the left, close to the building, one with a trellis covered sitting area, and a third new upper patio on the far side. We have already completed a new playground, at the lower part of the drawing. There will be a beautiful new Rose Mologne Gazebo, named for General Lewis A. Mologne’s widow. Finally the Walk of Appreciation, a ramped, wheelchair accessible walkway, will ease the trip from Mologne House through the Courtyard toward the hospital.
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