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Brunswick High School Gets Computers From Walter Reed

BRUNSWICK, Md. (AP) -- A Frederick County high school is benefitting from the closure of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.

The Frederick News-Post reports that the county has received 390 flat-screen computer monitors from Walter Reed, 150 of which were given to Brunswick High School. The rest of the computers are being distributed throughout the school system.

Walter Reed merged with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and moved out of Washington in August. Computers from the Washington campus were donated to area schools

A spokeswoman for Northern Regional Medical Command says Walter Reed has distributed $3.6 million worth of computer equipment to about 20 schools.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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