Wednesday, September 27, 2006
I've Always Liked Denzel, Ever Since St. Elsewhere
I have another story for the veracity of which I cannot vouch. But I hope it's true. This was also sent to me by Lee Serck.
Subject: Denzel Washington and Brooks Medical Center
Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brooks Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas (BMAC) 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 soldier's families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BMAC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost all filled most of the time. While Denzel Washington was visiting BMAC, 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 check book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot!
The soldiers 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 I Have is Why Does: Alec Baldwin, Madonna, Sean Penn, The Dixie Chicks and other Hollywood types make front page news with their anti-everything America trash and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the local paper in San Antonio?
A true American and friend to all in uniform!
This needs as wide a distribution as we can create!
Just wish his movies were better lately.
Subject: Denzel Washington and Brooks Medical Center
Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brooks Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas (BMAC) 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 soldier's families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BMAC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost all filled most of the time. While Denzel Washington was visiting BMAC, 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 check book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot!
The soldiers 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 I Have is Why Does: Alec Baldwin, Madonna, Sean Penn, The Dixie Chicks and other Hollywood types make front page news with their anti-everything America trash and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the local paper in San Antonio?
A true American and friend to all in uniform!
This needs as wide a distribution as we can create!
Just wish his movies were better lately.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:13 PM 
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Great story.
Unfortunately the spin is disingenuous. I saw the story on television here in Prague (I'm not sure if it was CNN or BBC). So I would say that the claim that it was only posted on page three of the San Antonio Metro section is a bald-faced lie.
Still, great story.
Unfortunately the spin is disingenuous. I saw the story on television here in Prague (I'm not sure if it was CNN or BBC). So I would say that the claim that it was only posted on page three of the San Antonio Metro section is a bald-faced lie.
Still, great story.
Hey Rog,
A better question is whether the neocon spinmeisters like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly or even the lissome black cocktail dress wielding Ann Coulter have reached into their wallets and purses.
Just an idle inquiry
Enjoy your reunion. I enjoyed mine.
T
A better question is whether the neocon spinmeisters like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly or even the lissome black cocktail dress wielding Ann Coulter have reached into their wallets and purses.
Just an idle inquiry
Enjoy your reunion. I enjoyed mine.
T
# posted by 
: 11:47 AM
: 11:47 AM
This happened about two years ago. While he didn't actually write a check for the full amount of one of the houses, he did make a very substantial donation. Here's the snopes entry.
Brass
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