Christmas for a disabled Vet

[davbrucas]

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My post was meant that he could make some money by selling it. Doesnt matter how he got it.

[OldGuysRule]

Looks like a couple hundred bucks worth of hockey gear there.

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One of the more positive experiences Urbany said he had at Walter Reed was when the Washington Capitols hockey team donated equipment for the soldiers there to start their own team.

[MILK]

Yea Dave and all of Kim's drinks were probably also donated at both Christmas parties!

[davbrucas]

Send me a PM. I'll give it to you.

Why not just post it up? PM it to me if you must.

[Forever_frost]

Send me a PM. I'll give it to you.

[davbrucas]

If you can get their address I will have some diapers and/or formula shipped to them.

[Forever_frost]

Jim, if you say he is deserving, that's good enough for me brother.
Sent him $25, wish I could have afforded more.

Thanks man. I appreciate it. I pretty much emptied my "let's do stupid stuff" fund for this one which wasn't much but...hey Christmas.

[Forever_frost]

One is 8 weeks and the oldest is 16 months. Talking to the wife who is in contact with his wife. Neither of them have any idea this is going on. I don't have their address, I haven't needed it so I didn't obtain it.

He has a VA rating, but he's been working which is why it isn't set up to cover him while he's out of work.

[davbrucas]

How old are the kids again? Not sure I saw that posted. Got all kinds of stuff from my twins that we maybe able to send too. Diapers, bottles and so forth.

x2 on the address thing if you have it.

Edit: Of course, I'd probably not use stuff from strangers on my kids. Diapers from a sealed box are a little different though.

I believe he said 8wks and 16mos.

[ceyko]

How old are the kids again? Not sure I saw that posted. Got all kinds of stuff from my twins that we maybe able to send too. Diapers, bottles and so forth.

x2 on the address thing if you have it.

Edit: Of course, I'd probably not use stuff from strangers on my kids. Diapers from a sealed box are a little different though.

[davbrucas]

I can't say I saw either of them smoking while we were in DC so I'm going to go with no. If you're not wanting to put cash in, then I'm betting diapers would be appreciated.

Post an address. I can send diapers.

[davbrucas]

Looks like his injury was in 2005. Why isnt he getting disability from the govt?

[Forever_frost]

I will stick to donating to families that lose their bread winner to unfortunate circumstances.
Forever-Frost, does either of them smoke cigarettes? People making dobations should be aware if the money they are giving is going to support their nasty habits.

I can't say I saw either of them smoking while we were in DC so I'm going to go with no. If you're not wanting to put cash in, then I'm betting diapers would be appreciated.

[Forever_frost]

I'm usually the first to be skeptical, but he's a fellow combat vet and I spent quite a bit of time with him last week in DC. He didn't get his car demolished until this weekend and he's been out job hunting. As everyone knows, not easy in this environment to find one, add in PTSD and such it gets even harder but he's still looking. He's not one of those guys who just waits around for things.

And he doesn't know I'm even doing this, didn't ask for a hand out or hand up, but I know when a brother is on hard times and this is close to home as I've been in his boots.

[ceyko]

I will stick to donating to families that lose their bread winner to unfortunate circumstances.
Forever-Frost, does either of them smoke cigarettes? People making dobations should be aware if the money they are giving is going to support their nasty habits.

*nod* to each their own.