necessary tools or provisions. durable medical equipment nonexpendable articles primarily used for medical purposes in cases of illness or injury; this includes hospital beds, respirators, walkers, and apnea monitors.
Mount Adams, Washington as seen from Mount St. Helens (west). Trees are covered in frost in the foreground. Ice-capped Mount Adams sits astride the Cascade Range crest 50 km (30 mi) north of the Columbia River and 60 km (37 mi) east of Mount St. Helens. The volcano is 3,742 m (12,276 ft) in elevation and towers about 3 km (9,800 ft) above the surrounding lowlands.
The Abigail Adams Cairn â a mound of rough stones â crowns the nearby Penn Hill from which she and her son, John Quincy Adams, watched the Battle of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charlestown. At that time she was minding the children of Dr. Joseph Warren, president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, who was killed in the battle.