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Denzel Washingtons Donates to Brooke Army Medical Center - Posted 03-Jan-06 There has been false reports and rumers flying around cyper space regarding Denzel Washingtons contributions to the Brooke Army Medical Center. Unfortunately some portion of the stories may not be true. You can find another report of the story at http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp. The facts are cloudy regarding the on the spot check writing incident. 'The problem, according to Fisher House President David Coker, is that while Washington did make a 'sizeable' donation to the program, the e-mail claim is almost entirely bogus. "Denzel came to visit with the soldiers and Marines being cared for at Brooke Army Medical Center last December 17th, 2004" Coker said. "He visited with them and told them how much he respects their service. He also toured one of the two Fisher Houses at Brooke Army Medical Center." Washington told Coker at the time he would like to make a commitment to support the work of Fisher House. "Denzel did not take out a checkbook and write a check on the spot," Coker says. "He seldom carries a check book with him." Coker said Washington did in fact make a sizeable donation to Fisher House several months after his visit to BAMC. He declined to comment on the size of the donation, but it was not enough to build a new Fisher House.' Nevertheless, I think it was a tremendous gesture on the part of Mr. Washington and family for the support they gave to the US Military. Rick - Afroroots.Com