Coalition to Salute America's Heroes PO Box 96440 Washington, DC 20090 Providing Emergency Aid to Severely Wounded Troops and Their Families in Crisis Key Programs: Emergency Financial Aid Road to Recovery Conference Homes for Wounded Heroes Wounded Hero Career Network Family Support Network Military Friends: Lieutenant General William H. Ginn, Jr. USAF, Retired R. Admiral Charles E. McDowell USN, Retired Brigadier General James H. "Jimmie" Leach DSC, USA Retired Brigadier General R. Carl Szarlan US Air National Guard, Retired Colonel Ed. H. Caton USAF, Retired Colonel Abe Friedman USA, Retired Captain Patrick F. Kennedy USN, Retired Lt. Colonel Walt Purdy USAF, Retired
				Dear Patriotic American, Have you thanked a wounded hero for your freedom lately? If not, the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday gives you a perfect opportunity. That’s because thousands of troops who have been severely burned, blinded or paralyzed in Iraq or Afghanistan will be struggling to put food on the table – and they need your help. So please make a tax-deductible donation to the Thanksgiving "Thank You" meals project, sponsored by the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes. Your gift will help provide these financially strapped military families with a $60 gift card to buy groceries, or even go out to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. You can also send a special Thanksgiving THANK YOU and GET WELL card to a disabled serviceman or woman. A THANK YOU and GET WELL card from you can help in their healing and let them know you're thankful for the sacrifices they've made. My name is Major General John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army (Ret.), and I'm writing to you on behalf of the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes. The Coalition was formed in 2004 to provide emergency financial aid to severely wounded troops and their families in crisis. Already the Coalition’s generous donors have responded with emergency financial aid to more than 11,000 requests from our disabled GIs. In the process we have given them more than $22 million to avoid evictions, foreclosures, utility cutoffs, car repossessions and other financial disastersnbsp; We also provide their families with food, clothing and other basics. A Coalition survey of wounded troops indicates nearly half their spouses have quit their jobs to care for them. And thousands of spouses who were working have lost their jobs in the recession. No wonder they are having trouble putting food on the table! A gift of $60 can help provide Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings for one severely wounded GI and his or her family, $120 can help feed two families, $180 can provide dinner for three families, and so on. And a gift of $15, $25 or $35 can be combined with other donations to feed a family in need. Your gift to the Coalition's Thanksgiving "Thank You" meals project could help a retired Marine like Christopher Murphy of Pennsylvania, who told us that after being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, paying for “rent, food and car payments will be extremely difficult.” Or maybe even someone like Blair Didion Sr., whose photo is above. This retired Army sergeant from Texas, who suffered multiple spinal fractures from a roadside bomb in Iraq, says he sometimes relies on “food from public pantries” to help feed his family. That’s just not right, and I’m sure you agree. The good news is you can let a wounded hero like Blair or Christopher know you respect and honor the painful sacrifice they’ve made byhelping to provide their family with meals this Thanksgiving. Let’s face it: You and I can’t heal their physical injuries or make them whole again. (No one can.) But by helping to provide their families with a meal on Thanksgiving Day you can thank them for the sacrifice they’ve made while protecting your family’s freedom. Thanks for your patriotic support, Major General John K. Singlaub U.S. Army (Ret.), P.S. As I mentioned, thousands of GIs who have been severely wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan will have trouble putting food on the table this Thanksgiving, and they need your help.  Your tax-deductible donation to the Thanksgiving "Thank You" meals project, sponsored by the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, will help feed the family of a severely burned, blinded or paralyzed serviceman or woman who has made painful sacrifices while defending your freedom.