 Washington Post - Walter Reed Concert Article/Review At Walter Reed, Mellencamp Shuts His Mouth and Sings By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2007 A funny thing happened on John Mellencamp s way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center: He stuck a muzzle on himself. John Mellencamp is going to perform an historic concert inside the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the wounded men and women of America s Armed Forces. The concert will be on Friday, April 27th at 8 PM ET. This full-band concert will repeat on July 4th Weekend as well. Washington Post - Walter Reed Concert Article/Review At Walter Reed, Mellencamp Shuts His Mouth and Sings By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2007 Article includes photo - Click HERE to read the article online. A funny thing happened on John Mellencamp s way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center: He stuck a muzzle on himself. Mellencamp has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq and the Bush administration. But last night, the outspoken singer checked his politics -- or at least his polemic -- at Walter Reed s guarded front gate. During a superlative hour-long concert on the beleaguered military hospital campus, Mellencamp avoided turning the stage into a soapbox, opting instead to simply entertain a group of soldiers wounded fighting a war that the rock star doesn t support.