OK - not totally true - here is the SNOPES on it: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp
Good story and good man. A large part of it is true but they just took it too far. He still does support the troops and the Fisher Houses but just not to the extent of this story. Daniel Seigler wrote: > HEAR YE! HEAR YE! > > On Apr 24, 1:54 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Travis >> Subject: CELEBRITY WITH HONOR >> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, >> >> --- >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> * >> * >> >> The Media (Accidently?) Missed this one!!!! >> >> 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 >> on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled >> most of the time. >> >> While Denzel Washington was 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 cheque book out and wrote a cheque 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: >> >> Britney Spears >> Madonna >> Tom Cruise and >> other Hollywood fluff >> >> make front page news with their ridiculous >> antics and Denzel Washington's charity >> doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of >> any newspaper except the local newspaper in San >> Antonio . >> >> * >> This needs wide distribution. * >> *Share it!** * >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> -- >> *~@):~{> >> >> ATT00002 >> 51KViewDownload >> >> ATT00001 >> 59KViewDownload >> >> ATT00003 >> 83KViewDownload >> >> ATT00000 >> 93KViewDownload >> >> ATT00000 >> 93KViewDownload >> >> ATT00001 >> 59KViewDownload >> >> ATT00002 >> 51KViewDownload >> >> ATT00003 >> 83KViewDownload >> >> ATT00000 >> 93KViewDownload >> >> ATT00001 >> 59KViewDownload >> >> ATT00002 >> 51KViewDownload >> >> ATT00003 >> 83KViewDownload >> >> ATT00000 >> 93KViewDownload >> >> ATT00001 >> 59KViewDownload >> >> ATT00002 >> 51KViewDownload >> >> ATT00003 >> 83KViewDownload >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
