stanneh Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 simply put it costs nothing to be a patriot why dont you try to explain your reasons for calling them anti american? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got3n Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 WOW!!!! I live in San antonio and didnt hear about this, thats freaking awesome, i knew he was one of my fav actors for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Believe it or not, this country wants you to be scared. When you are scared, you are dependent on someone or something. Heart warming stories make you feel all good, not scared. Good for Denzel, that is very good to hear, that some people in this country still give a damn about the troops over their. Yea, everyone wears their ribbons and donates their $20 and says they support the troops. Why don't you donate a little more and give up a little more of yourself and the selfish things you take for granted. Or would that be an inconvenience to you. We are all obviously not able to whip out our check book and make a new building, so as the little people, we should do the little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 You know.. I don't wanna rain on the parade here - especially since I'd really like for this story to be true - but I have reason to believe it's not. I wanted to make mention of this on my blog and maybe even forward to a talk radio show or two. But I was not able to find a corroborative story. Instead, I found something else.Check this out: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/pentagram/1...ws/37447-1.html Sorry.. I definitely want to spread the word on anything that makes America look good, but I want to be correct about it too. At least the story is partially true, so I'll take that over nothing. :unsure: 586747811[/snapback] QUOTES from the first link, 2/3 the way down the page. Coker said Washington did in fact make a sizeable donation to Fisher House several months after his visit to BAMC. He declined to comment on the size of the donation, but it was not enough to build a new Fisher House. [Coker also] said the fact that Washington, 49, did not write a check 'on the spot' does not diminish his contribution to the Fisher House and his support 'for the men and women who serve our country.' So the only difference was that he did not write the check on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTA75329 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 QUOTES from the first link, 2/3 the way down the page.Coker said Washington did in fact make a sizeable donation to Fisher House several months after his visit to BAMC. He declined to comment on the size of the donation, but it was not enough to build a new Fisher House. [Coker also] said the fact that Washington, 49, did not write a check 'on the spot' does not diminish his contribution to the Fisher House and his support 'for the men and women who serve our country.' So the only difference was that he did not write the check on the spot. 586747839[/snapback] You're correct. I should have been clearer and said that the story was exaggerated, but still true for the most part. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_INk Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 good news :cool: cool guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotRoot Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 (edited) Awesome! They really need help bad this year. The AirForce Village (for PoWs and KIA soldier's widows/widowers) started a pretty good campaign in the USAF to get people to donate as they only run off of donations too. I'm glad to see more people getting involved with this stuff. Also more on Fisher Houses: http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/fisher/ Edited October 31, 2005 by dotRoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Kudos for Denzel! (Y) By the way, this is Nerd Free News content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 finally a hollywood actor with the balls to do something really good without telling the whole world about it. good going mr.washington (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Veteran Posted October 31, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 31, 2005 Moved to (NFN) Nerd Free News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted October 31, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 31, 2005 Nice gesture by someone who certainly comes across as being a really decent guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzieb Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Nice guy, looking after his country men, I dont think the rest are anti-america they are just pointing out america's faults. If they didn't START a war, there would be no victims..... But things like this should make front page news not just in america but all over the world, then maybe the american goverment might put more money in to these places as they are their soldiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 How much did he donate?, Anyways what a cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 freaken sweet! always thought he was a awesome actor, and now i believe hes a awesome person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trix Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 that is really cool for someone to do that, you don't see many celebrities doing that kinda thing do you? :) btw.. my RE teacher <3's him and we tend to take the mick outta her every lesson lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyori Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I used to like Denzel a lot until he started doing interviews complaining that he never gets leading man roles because he's black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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