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thedrifter
07-24-06, 06:11 PM
Help a Wounded Marine

ADDRESS CHANGE BELOW!

I have a contact point for those who asked how to support the severely-wounded Marine I mentioned on Tuesday.

Corporal Johnathan Benson's injuries are even more serious than those that Joey Bozik has miraculously overcome. Cpl. Benson was wounded by an IED just over one month ago and is coping with a stunning level of physical trauma. He has lost his right foot, his left arm and left leg up into and including the left side of his pelvis, his left kidney and part of his intestines. Complications include failure of his remaining kidney.

However, he is now awake and communicative. He's scheduled to receive a Valour-IT laptop and the Soldiers' Angels Wounded Team is making him a special project. But he is not "out of the woods" yet and will need a vast amount of support, appreciation and encouragement as he copes with his new physical reality and tackles the recovery process.

So if you feel the urge, please send him cards and letters at the address below. If you don't know what to send, just get him a funny card and write "Thank You" inside. What will matter most to him and his loved ones is simply knowing that his sacrifice is recognized and appreciated, and that he will be not be forgotten as he faces these new challenges.
He has given so much... surely you can spare a stamp and a brief note to sustain his spirits:


Johnathan Benson
c/o Marine Liason

Brooke Army Medical Center
3851 Roger Brooke Drive
Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200

Ellie

outlaw3179
07-24-06, 07:54 PM
Roger that...Letters out....Semper Fi Marine!

redneck13
07-24-06, 07:59 PM
Card and letter going on Ellie. SF

chafas2531
07-24-06, 10:04 PM
:marine: Greetings Ellie. Just wondering if we can visit this Marine. The boss used to be a nurse and had the early wounded from Iraq on her ward here at BAMC. I can definitely visit if permitted.
:usmc: SEMPER FIDELIS
ben