Chapter 5 - Transferring Colonel Carter To Walter Reed National Military Hospital
Within hours of the arrests, a specialized military medical transport helicopter landed on the helipad of St. Matthew’s Hospital.
Four combat-trained flight medics entered the emergency suite, saluting sharply when they saw me lying on the gurney.
“Colonel Carter, we have a direct transfer order from the Pentagon medical command,” the lead medic reported professionally.
“We are taking you to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda for comprehensive trauma evaluation.”
I nodded slowly, feeling the physical toll of the assault easing as professional military personnel took charge of my care.
Officer Thompson handed the original evidence bag containing the voice recorder directly to Lieutenant Colonel Hale.
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“Chain of custody is fully documented and secured for the federal prosecutor’s office,” Thompson confirmed.
As the medics wheeled me toward the rooftop helipad, I looked back one last time at Beckett and Mary being loaded into a police cruiser.
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