Armless and legless young soldiers, learning to use artificial limbs at Washington's Walter Reed Hospital, dread going into the streets. One soldier told the New York Times, "We meet three kinds of people. Some are intelligent enough not to stare and ask questions. Some are well meaning and want to do something, but they always say the wrong thing. And then there are the long-nosed gossips who ask us fool questions and try to pry." The veterans asked the U.S. to help them back into a normal existence by observing two rules: 1) don't stare; 2) don't ask questions.
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