‘Doonesbury’ comes to aid of Fisher House

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Trudeau is donating all his proceeds from the sale of his newly released book “The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time” to the Fisher House Foundation. Also, Andrews McMeel Publishing, the book’s publisher, is contributing 10 percent of its take from the book to Fisher House.

Considering that the $9.95 book has been out less than a month and already has sold thousands of copies, the financial benefit for the Fisher House could be substantial.

Fisher House offers family members of wounded troops temporary housing at little or no cost during their loved one’s hospitalization. With locations at 32 veterans and military hospitals throughout the United States and in Landstuhl, Germany, Fisher House is largely funded through private donations.

“The Long Road Home” tells the story of B.D., a popular “Doonesbury” character who, while serving in Fallujah, Iraq, is wounded and has his left leg amputated. The comic strip follows B.D. along his journey of injury and recovery — from Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany to the amputee ward at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=30063

A wonderful way to help our wounded, especially since the GOP won`t.