Oh, Marines

While we were at Walter Reed we had some hilarious times. I am going to share the first laugh until you cry moment.

Every friday night a different corporation, business, group sponsor a free dinner for the wounded soldiers. They bring handicap accessible buses to, at first the Malone house (old Walter reed), Building 62(new Walter reed, Bethesda) and take the ww and their caretakers/ families to a special dinner.

Our first one was to Morton's stake house. It was lovely and they served all of the best things off the menu. We were getting ready to leave and had to take an elevator. We got on the elevator and these marines were going around the outside of the restaurant racing in their wheelchairs. The first one was a motorized wheelchair and he had about 3 manual wheelchairs all holding on to each other. The motorized one would speed up, slow down, or whip around the corner to have them fly off. Imagine a boat with one of those tubes on the pack whipping around to try and make the people fly off.

We got on the elevator and they yelled to hold it for them. So they come full speed ahead into the elevator and slam into the wall at the back of the elevator. All you hear from the guy in the motorized wheel chair was "Damn, forgot I had my legs on" as he crashed his legs into the wall.

I laughed until I cried. Maybe not appropriate but those Marines had the best sense of humor.