The Patient & Family Lounge for the Oncology Ward

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COL Ladonna Howell was not only an enthusiastic emcee, she also played a key part on the project committee	Chaplain Roderick Swanson prepares to give the invocation	Roderick Mitchell thanks the generous donors who made the project a reality
MG George Weightman describes what the two rooms will mean to medical staff, patients and families and Robert Scott, Chairman of the Foundation looks on	Basil Walter, of Basil Walter Architects (BWA), who donated the architectural and design work for the rooms, and Seiko Obayashi, BWA’s project architect
MAJ(Ret) Carlton Brown, PhD (right, with COL Howell) and COL Princess Facen conceived the vision of a palliative care suite at WRAMC		Don Ball of PCM Construction (2nd from left), Linda Lasua of WRAMC Facilities Management (3rd from left) and Jeanne Lamb, head nurse on Ward 71, were key participants on the project
Mary Lynn Stevens, the hospice project director from the Foundation, discusses the ceremony with Bob Scott, Foundation Chair and COL (Ret) James Quinn, Pentagon Federal Credit Union Chair	Foundation Board Members BG (Ret) Wilma Vaught, COL (Ret) Lonnie Stith, and LTG (Ret) Paul Mikolashek , share the excitement of the day
Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PFCU) Board Member Bill Vinson and his wife Dorothy applaud the donation along with Rose Scott (left) wife of Foundation Chairman Bob Scott	PFCU Board Members Bill Vinson and Sandra (Sam) Patricola discuss the fine points of the project	Chris Flynn (center) Executive VP of PFCU chats with donors to the hospice: Ed Dauksz (right) of the George Washington chapter of AUSA and Mark Price (left) of The George Group
Sue Schwartz, of HealthNet Federal Services, spearheaded their donation to the hospice project	The family of SSGT Michael Somers, who lost his battle with cancer at WRAMC in December 2005, traveled cross country to honor his memory	Surgical scissors are used to cut the ribbons for both rooms
Surgical scissors are used to cut the ribbons for both rooms