Via the comments section at Firedoglake, I found a link to No More Mr. Nice Blog, who found this delightful story:
WOODBRIDGE, Va., April 9, 2006 — The Landstuhl Hospital Care Project added $4,400 to its coffers April 7 to buy items needed by wounded, injured and sick servicemembers at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, and hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Karen Grimord, the project’s coordinator.
The money was raised during the “Hook & C’s Karaoke” 2nd annual benefit, held here this year at American Legion Post 364….
This marked the fourth benefit held by the Landstuhl Hospital Care Project since Grimord and her husband Brian founded it in November 2004. “We try to provide mostly clothing items, but we’ve also extended to hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan that need supplies, including bed sheets,” Grimord said. “The project started supporting three hospitals In Iraq in 2005 and one in Afghanistan this year.”
… the hospital in Afghanistan asked for bed sheets and pillows to use on litters….
Some muckraker didn’t dig this up. It’s a story from the Department of Defense.
Military hospitals are holding benefits to raise money for items needed by wounded, injured and sick servicemembers. They have had four such benefits since November, 2004.
How much have we wasted on this war? 200 billion dollars? Probably more. At this point, who can keep track?
None of the money, apparently, is going to the people actually doing the fucking job of operating this damned war. Where’s it all going?
And what makes you think you’re entitled to find out?
The blog comment above is not correct. “Military hospitals are not holding benefits to raise money for items needed by wounded injured and sick service members”
I am the founder and president of the Landstuhl Hospital Care Project. We are a non profit, LHCP is NOT a military hospital. Any money we raise has gone to the “people doing the x%$@ job”
This blog was first posted by no more mister nice guy. He received a lot of emails from troops we serve in the Middle East. He has since removed all the comments but left his post. Please be sure before you repost a article.
Karen Grimord
Founder and President
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project