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Denzel Washington helps
injured troops' families
Supporting our GIs has him open
his pocket book for family housingBy Ron Lee
San Antonio, TX - Recently, Denzel Washington and his family visited Brook Army Medical Center, in San Antonio,Texas where injured soldiers are brought in from medical facilities abroad. During the visit Washington learned that base housing for families of the wounded was in short supply.
Denzel Washington (center) with base personnel at BMACAfter touring one of these hotel style "Fisher Houses" where the families can stay for little to no charge, Washington asked how much it would cost to build a new one and give more families the ability to be with their loved ones. When told the cost, according to witnesses, he pulled out his check book and wrote a check out for the full amount.
Washington with GIs on visit to BMACDenzel Washington has been hailed as one of the two best black actors ever. He and Samuel L Jackson tied first in a recent poll held by the English Newspaper, New Nation.
According to Yahoo Movies Washington is "one of Hollywood's hottest leading men, Denzel Washington is an actor whose poise and sexy intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it socially conscious drama, comedy, or suspense thriller."
His acting credits include:
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
• Man on Fire (2004)
• Antwone Fisher/Thin Red Line, The (2003)
• Siege, The/Behind Enemy Lines (2003)
• Out of Time (2003)
• Antwone Fisher (2002) (Directed)
• John Q. (2002)
• Training Day (2001)
• Remember the Titans (2000)
• The Hurricane (1999)
• The Bone Collector (1999)
• The Siege (1998)
• He Got Game (1998)
• Fallen (1998)
• The Preacher's Wife (1996)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• Devil in A Blue Dress (1995)
• Virtuosity (1995)
• Crimson Tide (1995)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
• Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992)
• Malcolm X (1992)
• Mississippi Masala (1992)
• Ricochet (1991)
• Mo' Better Blues (1990)
• Heart Condition (1990)
• Glory (1989)
• For Queen & Country (1989)
• The Mighty Quinn (1989)
• Cry Freedom (1987)
• The George McKenna Story (1986)
• Power (1986)
• A Soldier's Story (1984)
• Carbon Copy (1981)
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