Why not raise money for body armour too?

Bush tours troops’ Center for the Intrepid - Los Angeles Times

When the president splits his travel time between official events — in this case, the tour of the rehabilitation center — and political events, the government picks up a share of the costs that would otherwise be charged to the beneficiaries of the fund raising.

So [...]

But we’re wearing our yellow ribbons

I’m still appalled that this had to be built with private funding.
The Associated Press: Ground Broken on Family Support Center

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Officials and volunteers broke ground Saturday on a $4 million support center for the families of severely wounded soldiers who seek treatment and rehabilitation here.
The privately funded facility will be the Army’s [...]

What have you sacrificed for the war?

This is the least our veterans deserve:

Severely injured get new rehab facility - Air Force News, Special Reports, Frontline Photos, This Week’s Air Force Times - Air Force Times

The Center for the Intrepid, a 60,000-square-foot state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility for severely injured service members, will be dedicated at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, [...]