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Denzel Washington Visits Wounded Soldiers at Brook Army Medical Center (BMAC)

Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC ( Brook Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas) in mid-December, 2004. This is where soldiers that have been evac'd from Germany come to be hospitalized in the States, especially burn victims.

They have buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the hospital.  BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base but as you can imagine, they are almost completely filled most of the time.

While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He learned of their need for additional facilities, and he later made a substantial donation to the Fisher House Foundation.

The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it.