GI, Phone Home

John over at blogenlust talked about this last week, but it certainly bears repeating. It seems that our maladministration, in its (extremely) finite wisdom, is making wounded GIs at Walter Reed Army Hospital pay for their long distance phone calls home. Here's a great way to show that we support the troops (but not necessarily the war) this holiday season: buy some phone time for these guys and gals, who have already paid a huge price for their participation in a war that never should have started. You can send your phone cards or donations to:

Walter Reed Medical Family Assistance Center, 6900 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20307-5001

In a related item, today MoveOn.org sends out a link to the USO site asking for phone cards to be delivered to military personnel currently in Iraq and Afghanistan. I would encourage all of you with a little extra cash to contribute to this worthy cause. Because who doesn't think of friends and family when they're thousands of miles away and it's Winter Solstice time back home?

***Update*** It would appear that GIs at Walter Reed are well-fixed for phone cards, but that they could use other items if you're feeling generous. Apologies for the mistake; guess I should spend more time researching before posting. (Thanks to the King of Zembla for that -- again, just shows that I should do more reading!)