Thought this was interesting especially in light of 9/11 tomorrow.
One of the many charities that Jimmy Buffett quietly supports is the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that seeks to improve the lives of soldiers that have been wounded in service to America.
In July, Buffett made a surprise appearance at a WWP benefit on Long Island. And recently he lent his boat and captain for three wounded soldiers to go on a fishing excursion:
You can read the entire article here: http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Home ... fault.aspx
This was originally posted verbatim by Josh at Buffett World dot com
Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriers
awesome!! 
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriers
Sorry 'bout that. Had to fix the link.
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriers
That's great.
Way to go, Jimmy. You made three of America's finest VERY happy.
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
How cool is that!?
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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Didn't he also lend a boat to some veterans in Florida?
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
Awesome! Way to go, Jimmy!!
Thank you to the soldiers for your service and sacrifice!!!
Thank you to the soldiers for your service and sacrifice!!!
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
Again - A class move by Jimmy.
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
What a really fantastic thing to do...Kudos to Jimmy...
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
If you read APLA50, Jimmy had firsthand experience knowing Vietnam vets, and you could surmise he was probably against that war.
Don't know what his stance is on Iraq/Afghanistan/whatever, but...
even if he does/doesn't agree with the mission, he truly supports our men and women in uniform.
For that, he has my utmost respect.
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Don't know what his stance is on Iraq/Afghanistan/whatever, but...
even if he does/doesn't agree with the mission, he truly supports our men and women in uniform.
For that, he has my utmost respect.
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
Yes, he did! There was an earlier thread, but this one contains the Sun-Sentinel articleBig Phan wrote:
Didn't he also lend a boat to some veterans in Florida?
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
It's really a great article.Midnight Flyer wrote:Thought this was interesting especially in light of 9/11 tomorrow.
One of the many charities that Jimmy Buffett quietly supports is the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that seeks to improve the lives of soldiers that have been wounded in service to America.
In July, Buffett made a surprise appearance at a WWP benefit on Long Island. And recently he lent his boat and captain for three wounded soldiers to go on a fishing excursion:
You can read the entire article here: http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Home ... fault.aspx
This was originally posted verbatim by Josh at Buffett World dot com
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Re: Jimmy lends his boat to Wounded Warriors
A very nice thing to do.
If you want an experience, go to a Jimmy Buffett concert.
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