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While many Hollywood stars have found it fashionable, trendy, and self-serving to speak out as far left leaning liberals and degrade the troops and the mission, two in particular that SUPPORT THE TROOPS are Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington.

Bruce Willis’ support has been mentioned several times by Michael Yon. In this article we see that Bruce was a welcomed and dynamic speaker at “The Punishers Ball.”

Yon writes: “The soldiers love this man. Bruce has been to Iraq, and was probably the safest man in America when he was surrounded by the Deuce Four Punishers.”

“Bruce had taken the time to fly in as a guest speaker to thank the members of the Deuce Four. He gave the most impassioned speech I can remember, using clear terms—including some well-selected profanities to describe terrorists—to express his admiration and support for the troops. Bruce’s speech was so accurate in his description of the war, and so charged with emotion, that he seemed ready to lead the troops himself back to Iraq; and they were ready to go.

Interestingly, I learned later—and I am not sure Bruce wants this to be known—Bruce actually tried to join the military to fight in this war but they told him he is too old.”

Last year around this time, the mainstream agenda media (conveniently) missed a powerful and heartwarming story regarding Denzel Washington, and his visit to the Brooke Army Medical Center.
Here’s the story from the local paper

Wounded at BAMC get star treatment
Web Posted: 12/18/2004 12:00 AM CST

Scott Huddleston
Express-News Staff Writer

In the Army, there’s a philosophy that you take what you need in life and nothing more.

So when Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington entered the auditorium Friday at Brooke Army Medical Center, Spc. Connie Spinks, healing from wounds from Iraq, was content to hold his hand, get a gentle peck on the cheek and hear him whisper a sweet nothing in her ear.

“He just told me he was proud of me, and that was enough,” said Spinks, who has a broken femur, fractured fibula, shattered ankle, two broken fingers and second- and third-degree burns on her hands and face.

That brief encounter was enough to lift the Asheboro, N.C., native, a world away from her memories of Oct. 13, when a suicide bomber killed two soldiers and injured Spinks, 22, and four others in a convoy.

“If I wasn’t already in a wheelchair, I would have fainted” when the screen star kissed her, she said.

Oh, but there was one more thing she needed. She waved her mother, Annette, up for a hug and kiss from the leading man, who has portrayed young military heroes in “Glory” and “Crimson Tide.”

“I had to do that for my mother,” said Spinks, who will be treated at the hospital at least through March. “She’s been here for me since October.”

Washington had offered to help present Purple Heart medals Friday to Spinks and two other soldiers wounded in Iraq.

Hospital officials said the idea of a San Antonio visit was first suggested to him by an unidentified veteran known as “Ranger Jones,” who met the actor during the 1988 filming of “Glory.”

Washington told about 300 patients, soldiers and hospital staff members at the medal ceremony that he felt honored to recognize “such brave men and women.” Besides pinning medals on the three soldiers, he also visited about 20 other patients Friday.

“As is often the case, when you think you’re coming to give something, you end up receiving so much more,” he said.

With his wife and four of his children nearby, he drew a roar of applause when he pledged support of America’s military.

“I guess you read a lot about quote-unquote ‘celebrities’ being anti-war, and anti-this, or whatever they anti-,” he said. “But you know this particular celebrity supports you 100 percent.”

Also in attendance were two Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War, retired Col. Robert W. Howard and Maj. Alfred Rascon. Both got standing ovations.

For Staff Sgt. Alonso R. Buenrostro Jr. of Los Angeles, a Purple Heart recipient recovering from a gunshot in his hand received during an Oct. 19 firefight in Iraq, Washington’s presence added authenticity to the event.

Buenrostro, 28, will return home for Christmas, then get back to his unit at Fort Carson, Colo.

“It felt heartfelt. He actually cares about us,” said Buenrostro, who was joined by his wife, parents and other relatives.

Spc. Justin Burgess, 21, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, received two Purple Hearts after being wounded twice. Hit by mortar rounds and now recovering from burns to his face, legs and arms, he’ll be discharged when he can make a fist with his severely burned hand.

Burgess, who was joined by his grandfather, said he hopes to get some holiday leave.

“It would be great to spend Christmas at home,” he said.

Even though many of their movies are kind of rough- this holiday season I stand with the stars that stand with the troops, and I would gladly watch their movies over some touchy-feely drama starred by a Hollywood liberal who for personal gain undermines the troops and the mission.

Cross-posted at Rightfielder

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