I learn new things here all the time.
Making a profit from GIs like that really irks me.
When my late husband was in Korea his father was dying back in the states. The Marines would give him leave to come home if he could find a way to get back. He went to the Red Cross and they refused to give him a dime for air fair. He went to Salvation Army and they funded his fight home and back. Never a dime for RC from us. I will think very hard before giving to SA now.