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Published Jul. 9, 2009
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The  Media (Accidently?)
Missed  this one!!!!


The  troops overseas would like you to send it to everybody you know.  




Denzel  Washington, and Brooks  Army Medical Center 

Don't  know whether you  heard about this but  Denzel  Washington and  his family visited
the troops at  Brook Army Medical Center, in San  Antonio,  Texas  (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States , especially burn  victims. There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses.  
 
The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time.  

While Denzel Washingtonwas visiting  BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He  asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his checkbook out and wrote a check for the full  amount right there on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts  to hear it.
 

The question is
-why  do:
Brad  Pitt

Madonna,
 
Tom  Cruise
and
other Hollywood fluff  

make  front page news with their ridiculous anticsand Denzel Washington's  Patriotismdoesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San Antonio ..
 













 
 
A true American and  friend to all in uniform!

This  needs  as wide a  distribution  
as we can create

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because no one cares when a republican does good

I think this was in the news when it happened, about 4 or 5 years ago.

That is very nice, and mostly true. He did make a donation, months after visiting but not enough to build one.

WOW! What a good story and Denzel is a great guy for doing this.

Whenever he did it does not matter, God bless Denzel for doing this for the true heroes of this nation.

i remember hearing about this a while back. that was thoughtful of him.

If it were true it would make a good story, and I'm sure the media wouldn't miss a chance for a good story. Denzel Washington is a good and generous man. He doesn't need made up stories to validate his generosity.

A. This happened four years ago. B. Not all of the story is true.

Most of the media detests the military, which is why you only hear about our guys getting wounded or killed and never hear about the incredible victories we achieve. For example, why didn't the media ever report on this story...

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54511

If they won't report this story its no wonder they say nothing about Denzel Washington.

thats great!!!!!!

prob have not heard about it because there is so many murders and deaths on the news lately....

Im I the only one who has noticed how the murders and people being killed has become so often lately?????

(dont know that I worded that right but you know what Im saying)

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