Games for Soldiers [Dec 03, 2004, 09:02 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Kohnke Communications sends word of their initiative to provide games and game
systems for wounded soldiers:
BizDev, Inc. and Kohnke Communications are working in conjunction with the Armed Services YMCA this holiday season to provide wounded soldiers with entertainment.
The soldiers at Naval Medical Center, San Diego (Balboa) are recovering from injuries related to their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. A significant number of Marines have recently arrived in the hospital to recover from injuries received in Fallujah.
Their recoveries, and subsequent waiting periods, can be a long process. Therefore, the hospital has enthusiastically welcomed the idea of receiving consoles and games this Christmas. These are intended to entertain soldiers as they recover from their injuries.
They have already received 40 donated televisions, and now we are putting out a call to the games industry for the following equipment:
* Up to 20 game consoles (PS2 or Xbox)
* Up to 40 cordless controllers and batteries (many soldiers are bedridden, so cords aren’t practical)
* And up to 200 games for these folks to play!
These will be permanently installed in hospital rooms so that soldiers can enjoy them in the coming years.
Even one console, controller, or game is a very welcome gift to the troops.
Also, the donations are tax deductible, as the Armed Services YMCA has 501c3 certification. We can arrange for your company to receive acknowledgement of your gift if you would like.
If you are able to donate consoles, controllers and/or games to the wounded soldiers, please e-mail balboa@kohnkecomm.com and specify the product you are able to donate.
In order to eliminate possible duplication, we will provide further instructions regarding donation once we receive your e-mail.
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Why do I get the feeling that this is an attempt to use the popularity and incredible generosity gamers have displayed in the Child's Play drive to get some of those generous people to give to the military instead of sick and dying children?
I'm probably just too fucking synical(sp?), but I'd rather donate money to sick kids than to injured soldiers.
I'm probably just too fucking synical(sp?), but I'd rather donate money to sick kids than to injured soldiers.
this issue was in the news a few days ago -
returning Iraq veterans are finding it difficult to get VA services due to Bureaucracy. No one bothered to Plan Ahead, so now agencies are swamped with requests for aid and services and there's no procedure to give priority to returning active duty guys, they'll be stuck in the queue for years.
and the whole Vest issue was that private civilian contractors like truck drivers who were hired by cos. like Halliburton =DID= have the latest equipment including the newest vests, while soldiers were making due with older less effective gear, or none at all.
returning Iraq veterans are finding it difficult to get VA services due to Bureaucracy. No one bothered to Plan Ahead, so now agencies are swamped with requests for aid and services and there's no procedure to give priority to returning active duty guys, they'll be stuck in the queue for years.
and the whole Vest issue was that private civilian contractors like truck drivers who were hired by cos. like Halliburton =DID= have the latest equipment including the newest vests, while soldiers were making due with older less effective gear, or none at all.
BECAUSE THE MILITARY IS SO INCOMPETENT THAT IT CANNOT EVEN DELIVER CIVILIAN DONATIONS TO TROOPS!!! Let alone solicit them.
Please point to the spot in the above press release that states that. I've look it over a few times, and can't seem to find it.
To me, it looks as if the parties involved above took the initiative based upon what they perceived as a way to help.
btw - "overburdened" does not necessarily translate into incompetence.
Please point to the spot in the above press release that states that. I've look it over a few times, and can't seem to find it.
To me, it looks as if the parties involved above took the initiative based upon what they perceived as a way to help.
btw - "overburdened" does not necessarily translate into incompetence.
"It's not the "military" asking for this stuff."
BECAUSE THE MILITARY IS SO INCOMPETENT THAT IT CANNOT EVEN DELIVER CIVILIAN DONATIONS TO TROOPS!!! Let alone solicit them.
BECAUSE THE MILITARY IS SO INCOMPETENT THAT IT CANNOT EVEN DELIVER CIVILIAN DONATIONS TO TROOPS!!! Let alone solicit them.
"BizDev, Inc. and Kohnke Communications are working in conjunction with the Armed Services YMCA this holiday season to provide wounded soldiers with entertainment."
It's not the "military" asking for this stuff. Of course Mr. Blowski deliberately ignored this fact because it would've made his typical rant about how evil everything is a moot point.
On topic, I think it's a good idea and will be looking into it on behalf of my company.
It's not the "military" asking for this stuff. Of course Mr. Blowski deliberately ignored this fact because it would've made his typical rant about how evil everything is a moot point.
On topic, I think it's a good idea and will be looking into it on behalf of my company.
They need consoles for soldiers, not children. There's not enough shootin' on the Gamecube.
No love for the Gamecube?
The neighbor on my right side is in Iraq, and his neighbor on the right side is in Afghanistan. The first one, my neighbor, purchased quite a powerful laptop before heading over because he knew that in their downtime he and several of his buddies would be gaming over LANs. That's pretty cool, if you ask me. It sucks being so far from home and working long hard hours, and when he has time he deserves to relax in a fun way.
Now, if only I could get his wife to let him come to LAN parties when he gets back.
Now, if only I could get his wife to let him come to LAN parties when he gets back.
You could impeach bush.
I'd rather impregnate bush.
I'd rather impregnate bush.
Kevlar Vests, like any piece of equipment, have advantages and disadvantages. They can stop pistol ammunition pretty effectively but they also weigh a ton and cause you to sweat like a motherfucker. To quote my Dad who is a retired infantry officer:
"Not every soldier in Iraq will have the most state of the art body armor in the world. But they will almost certainly have something, something which is far better than anything I ever had as a soldier.
On the same token if I issued an OPORD that instructed my soldiers not to wear their armored vests due to METT-TC considerations, and one of them decided to wear some russian army surplus vest bought of the internet by his mom I'd have some choice words to say.
I presume your Dad was only refering to American troops, then; there's been a very high profile case where a British soldier was killed after being previously ordered to hand over his body armour to a 'more needy' unit.
No soldier should be writing home to mom and dad asking for kevlar vests.
Kevlar Vests, like any piece of equipment, have advantages and disadvantages. They can stop pistol ammunition pretty effectively but they also weigh a ton and cause you to sweat like a motherfucker. To quote my Dad who is a retired infantry officer:
"Not every soldier in Iraq will have the most state of the art body armor in the world. But they will almost certainly have something, something which is far better than anything I ever had as a soldier.
On the same token if I issued an OPORD that instructed my soldiers not to wear their armored vests due to METT-TC considerations, and one of them decided to wear some russian army surplus vest bought of the internet by his mom I'd have some choice words to say.
Hmn...
You could impeach bush.
You could impeach bush.
Give me a break. They can spend 87 billion invading Iraq. But they want civilians to donate video games.
Jebus. I bet the cost of 1 Hummer would buy video games for all the hospitals the military has.
The VA is really sad. I had to take a buddy there one time. The place had a strong feeling of neglect about it. The saddest thing was some guy in a wheelchair in the hall. It was like he was just abandoned there. He sat in the sterile white wall and tile hallway for at least an hour while I waited for my buddy.
It is weird to wake up to how the world is. Invade another country, get away with it because you have the biggest guns in the world. Believing that all hospitals are like the ones my insurance pays for. Then going to the VA and finding out how nasty hospitals can be.
This isn't all a dream is it? The USA, good guy in the world, really did invade and occupy two foreign countries. Didn't it? And now that Bush is re elected, it is just my imagination that everyone has forgotten about Iraq and terrorism and Osama Bin Laden and today's alert is orange, isn't it?
Yesterday on the news they were talking about christmas shopping. There was no "latest terrorism threat". There was no "get to the airport a day early for security checks". There was no footage of men with machine guns walking around families with their luggage at the airport or public transit. There was no fear.
I could not think of why the difference. Except that, now that Bush is re elected. There is no reason to make people afraid anymore to get their vote. Bush is in charge for 4 more years, no matter what
Jebus. I bet the cost of 1 Hummer would buy video games for all the hospitals the military has.
The VA is really sad. I had to take a buddy there one time. The place had a strong feeling of neglect about it. The saddest thing was some guy in a wheelchair in the hall. It was like he was just abandoned there. He sat in the sterile white wall and tile hallway for at least an hour while I waited for my buddy.
It is weird to wake up to how the world is. Invade another country, get away with it because you have the biggest guns in the world. Believing that all hospitals are like the ones my insurance pays for. Then going to the VA and finding out how nasty hospitals can be.
This isn't all a dream is it? The USA, good guy in the world, really did invade and occupy two foreign countries. Didn't it? And now that Bush is re elected, it is just my imagination that everyone has forgotten about Iraq and terrorism and Osama Bin Laden and today's alert is orange, isn't it?
Yesterday on the news they were talking about christmas shopping. There was no "latest terrorism threat". There was no "get to the airport a day early for security checks". There was no footage of men with machine guns walking around families with their luggage at the airport or public transit. There was no fear.
I could not think of why the difference. Except that, now that Bush is re elected. There is no reason to make people afraid anymore to get their vote. Bush is in charge for 4 more years, no matter what
Just imagine what the soldiers can do now. "Everyone" will enlist, go somewhere and get shot, then spend much time at the hospital just playing Xbox. I'm guessing we'll see an increase of "injuries", especially around big releases like Halo2 and such.
...cost $300.
Not that our government knows how to spend money appropriately, and I know you're not accusing them of "financial responsibility."
This is just the tip of the iceberg. You should see some of the more older veterans that are homeless and without adequate medical care... or benefits period. I've volunteered at a couple of Veteran's Hospitals and it's quite sad.
www.booksforsoldiers.com is another great resource for helping our service men and women.
...also, it probably would have been a better idea to have considered the war and the state of the military you're sending to said war prior to any action. No soldier should be writing home to mom and dad asking for kevlar vests.
Not that our government knows how to spend money appropriately, and I know you're not accusing them of "financial responsibility."
This is just the tip of the iceberg. You should see some of the more older veterans that are homeless and without adequate medical care... or benefits period. I've volunteered at a couple of Veteran's Hospitals and it's quite sad.
www.booksforsoldiers.com is another great resource for helping our service men and women.
...also, it probably would have been a better idea to have considered the war and the state of the military you're sending to said war prior to any action. No soldier should be writing home to mom and dad asking for kevlar vests.
Our multi-hundred billion dollar per annum military doing this already for their undisputed heroes? Shouldn't these guys, according to our own military ideals, continual spouted by our soulless pols, be recieving the best of entertainment for the bed-ridden?
I remember the news report a few weeks ago that civilian donations weren't even being PROCESSED by the military's over-burdened mail system.
WORLD MAKE ME ANGRY. AGAIN. MUST TRANSFORM INTO...
well, probably Cynical Man. Not too catchy.
I remember the news report a few weeks ago that civilian donations weren't even being PROCESSED by the military's over-burdened mail system.
WORLD MAKE ME ANGRY. AGAIN. MUST TRANSFORM INTO...
well, probably Cynical Man. Not too catchy.
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