Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital is a wonderful gem in our community. When we first moved here in 1986 with an active 8-year-old boy, I was glad we had a hospital close by for the usual stitches, broken bones and bruises. However, over these past years, we have been grateful for the professional care this hospital has given the people in our community.

Thank you to the Riverside Health System for the continuous support in upgrading Walter Reed Hospital to a state-of-the-art facility and helping to bring wonderful doctors and nurses here.

We join the rest of our community in celebration and congratulations for 40 years of service.

Charlie and Mari Ann Banks

White Hall Plantation

Zanoni, Va. ...