Denzel Washington has shown support for the military community in his own way. Upon visiting wounded warriors in the hospital, he decided to donate a sizable amount of money towards funding a brand new Fisher House. The Fisher House program is basically a hotel with incredibly cheap rates offered to families to ease the burden of caring for their wounded warriors who are hospitalized.
He has also spoken out about how starring in movies is a blessing, rather than hard work and recognized that deployed service members work hard and have grueling tasks to complete. Denzel Washington is a man of great wisdom not only in his own area of expertise, but in subjects beyond his comprehension. He’s not a man of words without action and has given generously to the military community.
Stephen Colbert is another outspoken comedian who has shown great dedication in supporting the United States military. He has made several appearances in combat zones and met with thousands of American service members. He even taped his former show The Colbert Report in Iraq for a week, featuring service members and many laughs.
Colbert has also been an advocate and strong voice in the political arena where service members are concerned–voicing his support for transgender service members and going head to head with other political commentators. While he may not be everyone’s cup of tea, Stephen Colbert has shown that the United States military has special meaning to him. He has gone to great lengths to bring laughs to deployed service members in some of their darkest hours.
