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Huntress (see link) notes that Gary Sinise has been working for disabled veterans
and raising money for Fisher house, with little publicity
Guess who got all the publicity last week? The tens of thousands of ordinary folk at the prolife march? Nah.
A academy award nominated actor who stars in a hit TV series, and who discusses a project to honor disabled American Veterans?
Of course not.
. LINK is NYTimes Politicsblog coverage of the speech he gave to the National Press club which noted he and others are raising money for a Disabled veteran memorial. I googled, and found it covered in the NYPost gossip column and the NYTimes blog but not in the paper.
Nah, can't honor vets.
Stars and Stripes has the story...and since no one in the MSM seems to have noticed, I will quote it here:
"The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is half way to
groundbreaking.
“We’ve got about half of the $65 million” we need to begin construction,
actor Gary Sinise said Friday at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington.
In addition to this luncheon, fund-raising continues with public service
announcements and promotions on the foundation’s Web site,
www.disabledveteransmemorial.org. The Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial
Foundation also will be holding a congressional reception Wednesday to honor
former President Clinton and 10 members of Congress for their commitment to the
foundation.
There are more than 3 million disabled American veterans around the world.
The memorial would be the first built to recognize the sacrifices of living
disabled veterans, Sinise said.
Sinise has gone on 20 USO tours to the troups since 9-11. He has also supported Fisher House, an organization that provides "homes away from home" for families with loved ones recuperating from injuries and illnesses at Army and VA hospitals. Earlier this , he an another supporter, Wynona Judd, gave an interview on Larry King Live to publicize that foundation. The interview is found HERE
Sinise is, of course, well known for his hit series CSI NEW YORK series...and as Lt. Dan, the disabled American veteran in the movie Forest Gump.
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