Easy, Cheap Way To Help Wounded Troops For The Holidays

[K8-EEE]

This is posted in the "activist" section but I hope it's OK to bring it up here. Many people are unaware that wounded troops at Walter Reed hospital are not given any LD phone service while recuperating.

Because of this there are guys facing the holidays back in the US but unable to afford calling home. Hey you have to have some priorities, and we know that this administration's tax cuts for the wealthy just don't allow for this type of thing!

Pre-paid, long-distance phone cards are the NUMBER ONE requested item on the soldiers' wish list. Remember the recruiters from F-9/11; a lot of these guys are from families that don't have a lot of extra money, so they are rationing their calls home.

If you would like to help, just purchase a phone card in any amount, $5 is GREAT!! And send it to:

Medical Family Assistance Center
Walter Reed Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Building 2, Third Floor, Room 3E01
Washington, DC 20307-5001

I wrote a little note on mine in magic marker saying "with appreciation, holiday wishes from democraticunderground.com phone card drive." Let them see who's really supporting the troops. Believe me all those flag-wavers are not gonna do it. So if your family can afford to take part in this, it would be definitely appreciated by the families who are paying the dearest price for AWol's little adventure.

My daughters are also collecting spare lunch money change and sending phone cards from their respective schools and getting the $20 phone cards from Costco that have 670 minutes on them. If you can put this address in your church bulletins, community boards, or other internet forums, I have been assured it's impossible for them to get too many of these phone cards.

They used 55,000 minutes of donated time just last month - and needed more. God knows with GWB spending his "political capital," we can expect more arrivals.

Thanks for everyone willing to help with this!

[tabasco]

1. Great idea!

These victims of the Bush warmongering deserve our support, as do the innocent Iraqis injured in this tragic war.

[MsUSA]

2. I'm hoping I can e-mail this to everyone on the campus where I work.

Not sure if it's appropriate for campus e-mail, but am trying. Such a great idea. Thanks for the heads up.

[displacedtexan]

3. What a great stocking stuffer idea (donation in your name)!

I plan to buy "soldier phone cards" for each family member and place a card in each stocking that reads:

A phone card donated in your name will enable a wounded soldier to phone home this holiday season.


Or some such sentiment.

[deutsey]

4. I'm trying to get the peace group I volunteer with to sponsor this

KICK

[K8-EEE]

12. In My Experience, It's the Peace Activists Who Most

support the troops, concrete support instead of with just a lot of hot air. I'm passing this along to Neighbors For Peach and Justice as well.

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

5. bump.

[2Design]

6. get rid of BFEE so we don't have more

[K8-EEE]

8. Was It My Imagination

...or did AWOL look totally guilty leaving Reed yesterday?? God I hope so...I don't even know if he's capable of feeling guilt.

[2Design]

19. not able to feel guilt - he has done rip off all his life - part of who he

is

doen't care about anyone
didn't go to his kids graduation
not a good father
said they were a pain

[NoSheep]

7. Great post. I'm doing it and spreading the word.

[K8-EEE]

11. Thanks! Remember A Lot Of These Guys Are Double Victims

of the BFEE...joined up because they couldn't get jobs in afford college in the "robust economy" and end up getting blown up in his nasty war. So sad!!

[Name removed]

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[Missy Vixen]

10. Kick, kick, kick

for those paying the real price for *'s bogus journey

Thoughts and prayers go out to those in Walter Reed and those who fight for our democracy.

:kick:

Julie

[txindy]

13. What a great idea!

Consider it done on this end. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[hollywood926]

14. kick!

[babylonsister]

15. Kick! Going out to everyone on my e-mail list! nt

[K8-EEE]

16. Thanks Everyone & Check Out The Orig Thread

One of our DU posters called Reed for info & verification -- the thing that appalled me was that therapuetic pillows for amputees were on their wish list.

I like the idea of the phone card drive because it is such an easy, painless way to make a difference but it just galls me that these guys aren't getting any kind of PILLOW they want!! So if you would also like to contact your rep & complain about that...I did!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x12563#12592

[deutsey]

17. Kick

[deutsey]

18. Kick