LANDSTUHL, Germany (6/26/09) – The boxes arrive daily from the United States.
Some days, 15 boxes arrive. Some days, 20. Typically each week, between $8,000 and $12,000 in cash also pours in from U.S. citizens and groups.
The boxes and the money are meant for the wounded warriors who pass through here, most coming from Afghanistan or Iraq. More than 54,000 wounded warriors have passed through Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s doors since Operation Enduring Freedom began October 2001, according to a hospital spokesman.
Lined with shelves organized in a manner that would make even the most obsessive-compulsive supply sergeant proud is the Chaplains’ Closet. The name is a misnomer, because it is about the size of your average neighborhood convenience store. Its official name is the Wounded Warrior Ministry Center.
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