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		SEJeff on April 6, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Classism in America FWIW, the Wounded Warrior Project is a sham of an organization, see: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary... 59% of the money goes to actually helping vets, which is pretty crap. Here are a few more credible alternatives: http://bearingarms.com/four-charities-better-than-wounded-wa... I entirely agree with your observation however. Disclaimer: I'm a combat vet of OIF II from 03-04

reneherse on April 6, 2016 | [–]

I'd add the Semper Fi Fund/ America's Fund to the list of reputable organizations: http://semperfifund.org

hyperliner on April 6, 2016 | [–]

Thanks for your observation. I have edited my answer to remove that and instead list two from the article you recommended.

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