It should. It means the U.S. Government fails again at something related to our vets.
The WWP is extremely anti-gun-rights, to the point they will not even accept donations from gun-rights groups. I DO NOT support them, even knowing what good they do. I will not give a single $ to any organization that is actively against my right to keep and bear arms.
Governments provide a floor for someone. Others if they wish can always do more for those people.
It is much better that money is handled privately as more of it will reach the wounded soldiers because:
1. There is no political battle about taking some of the money to help unwed mothers or something.
2. There is less lost in bureaucratic costs.
Plus, those relentlessly sad and pathetic ads make the military injured out to be crushed and ruined. They appear defeated.
Propaganda.
2) How much of my donation is going to finance future commercials?
Raytheon supports the Wounded Warrior Project. I think several other defense contractors do, too.
The charity does some things before the VA steps in, like cash to help the family fly out to the hospital to visit the guy after his injury and cover living expenses before he gets disability. They may retrofit his home to that which can handle a wheelchair, and they readily give out bikes and trikes for those who’ve lost limbs. There is job retraining for some guys.
The wounded military continue to receive medical treatment and disability payments if applicable.
WW provides many other services not related to military medical issues.
Most important, they have employment programs that attempt to match up the disabled veterans with employers
Its thanks to bill “the pants dropper in chief” Clinton opening up the VA to all veterans as opposed to those who are wounded in combat and or has a service related disability. Because of that it is very hard for CW/ SRD vets to get the care they deserve.
If you don’t mind some harsh language, seek out the cartoon by “The Damn Few” over at the Rhino’s Den called “The Wizard Of VA” (a spoof of The Wizard Of Oz).
IMO SEALy sums it up quite well with his chants “ Follow the red tape road, follow the red tape road, follow follow follow follow follow the red tape road”.
I hear the WWP is anti-second amendment
I used to give to WWP, but the news about the % actually going to the vets, along with their anti-2A stance made me wary.
Then I started seeing those endless (expensive) ads on TV which, like a previous poster said, made our Warriors look like whiny whipped dogs. They are Horrible Commercials, but extremely well made, which is so typical of propaganda.
I give to other Veteran-Related charities, that have a proven track record, and have scraped the WWP sticker off my car.
I hope that at least some of the money i donated to WWP has gone to an actual Wounded Warrior.
I have always suspected that WWP was a front to report veterans with ‘issues’ and have their gun rights suspended.
Understand something - the government, at whatever level, only grudgingly hands out benefits to even the most deserving of potential recipients, in exchange for electoral support for their policies. There is an often unspoken quid pro quo, especially at the Federal level.
But one very well declared bargain has been extended by the Federal government when it comes to those who serve in the military, especially in time of war. If the serviceman is seriously injured or disabled, the Federal government is supposed to take care of the treatment and day-to-day support of these now often grievously damaged individuals, and see to it they have adequate, appropriate, and sufficient care.
Sometimes they do well. But it is not unheard of, that the bureaucracy that is supposed to supply this range of services and assistance, often takes upon itself the judgment of who does and does not deserve aid. This is where the Wounded Warrior Project comes in - they act as advocate to COMPEL the bureaucracy to live up to the solemn promise made in the past to provide the sustaining care for these seriously damaged former servicemen.
Wounded Warriors Project is not the only advocate, there is the DAV, the American Legion, VFW, and several other smaller organizations whose purpose is to assure that any veteran making a legitimate claim gets a hearing and some action by the appropriate bureaucracy.
You may be aware of the great to-do that was made of the mishandling of the scheduling of veterans for acceptance by Veterans Administration for continuing medical care or domiciliary care, causing untenable delays, sometimes resulting in serious further deterioration or even death, before the needed care was made available.
That is why Wounded Warrior Project exists.
Example: I know of a young Marine who, after 5 tours in combat and 18 months of waiting for an answer, could not get the VA to acknowledge that he was suffering from PTSD. He went into a shooting range, rented a gun and shot himself.
The VA is a miserable failure in dealing with both mental and physical injuries suffered by our troops. Thankfully groups like the WWP, combined with the generosity of American citizens are picking up some of the slack.
Don’t give to them.
They’re a ripoff charity.
Given the size and scope of FEDGUV INC, why are there ANY charities needed?
BTW, better off donating to Fisher House or similar that has a much higher % of your donation going to the actual charity.
So a bunch of people can make a boatload of money off of wounded veterans.
Thanks for posting this.
Wounded Warrior Project spends more money advertising than they do on actually helping our wounded soldiers. I sent money to them two years ago along with a matching gift from my employer.
Since that time I've received countless calendars, return address labels and other trinkets in the mail, more than I could count. I'd much prefer they spent that money on actually helping our wounded vets, than "marketing the hell out of me."
To make matters worse, they also sold my name to other veterans organizations who now also market the hell out of me.
We stopped giving to Wounded Warriors and now give our money to Fischer House, who doesn't sell my name, doesn't market the hell out of me, and actually sent a thank you letter for our "gift" (something Wounded Warriors never did.)
We'll continue our annual gift to Shepherd House because they actually use the money to benefit our wounded vets. They also have a much higher charity rating than Wounded Warriors. Charity rating = amount per dollar donated that actually reaches the veteran via services.
No disrespect to those who chose to give to Wounded Warrior project, however if you're wondering why your junkmail ticked way up, now you know why.