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New State Of The Art Rehabilitation Center Opens At Fort Sam Houston, Tx.
January 29, 2007
This is fantastic news for our Wounded Warriors, many whom, until now recouperated from their injuries at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC, far away from family and loved ones. The opening of this state of the art rehabilitation center allows those who live far away from Washington DC the chance to be closer to home and makes it easier for their families and friends to be there with them during their recouperation. What’s amazing is that this facility was built solely from the private donations to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Actor Denzel Washington is said to have made a sizeable donation to the cause.
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 29, 2007 - Thanks to the generosity of
600,000 Americans, wounded warriors now have a $50 million
state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation facility.The Center for the Intrepid, designed for servicemembers wounded in
operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, opened here today along
with two new Fisher Houses during a ceremony that included speeches from
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace and Deputy
Secretary of Defense Gordon England. R. James Nicholson, secretary of
the Department of Veterans Affairs also spoke at the ceremony.
The Fisher Houses are built on or near military facilities to allow the families of the Wounded Warriors to be present as their loved one recouperates from their injuries and serves as a home away from home for them. Two new Fisher Houses were built at Fort Sam Houston as well, bringing the total on that installation to four.
Both the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Fisher House Foundation,
which makes the Fisher Houses possible, are members of the Defense
Department’s America Supports You program. The program works to highlight
ways in which Americans support U.S. troops, veterans and their families.
The environment comprises a dome with a 4-meter platform and screen,
simulating everything from a city sidewalk to a day on the lake so
patients can improve their gait and balancing skills. The unit is one of nine
in the world, and it is the only one in the United States.
I think it’s fantastic and is a testament to the fact that America DOES in fact support our Wounded Warriors.
You can read the entire article here
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I’m a HUGE fan of DW’s but it didn’t happen this way: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp
If you read the link to the story, this Grand Opening event was for BOTH the Center for the Intrepid and 2 Fisher Houses. Denzel Washington DID contribute to the Fisher House Foundation which operates the Fisher Houses on Military Bases and was working hand in hand with Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund on this project. Please read what I wrote previously.
No where did I claim that Denzel Washington donated enough to build one of the Fisher Houses or even that he donated enough to build the rehabilitation center. All I said is that he made a sizeable donation to the cause, which is exactly what it says on snopes.com.
I think it would be fitting were the next $50 million to come from the Bush and Cheney family fortunes. After all, these two individuals and their families stand to benefit greatly from this most-awesome Iraqi adventure.
Nephi, Nephi, Nephi…. sigh! I really don’t care what family donates money for the Fisher Houses and the Rehabilitation Centers such as these in San Antonio. I just think it’s really fantastic that these wonderful facilities that provide such needed services for our military and their families were built using entirely donated funds.
well i dont think it matters where the money came from and its great that he donated at all not very many hollywood stars even bother to worry about the soldiers regardless of there situation there too worried about people in other countries which is great but i beleive that we need to take care of our own first and we have plenty of people right here in america that need help and no one cares about them they just ignore them while they walk on by to there cars and pretend there not there
You’re right Harmony, very few celebrities take the time to donate money for things such as this. It’s a shame really, but too many of them, like Sean Penn, Jane Fonda and others are too busy participating in protests in Washington DC instead of helping with causes such as this, that benefit the injured Warriors.
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