Despite the fact that young veterans will be facing many difficulties upon their arrival back into the U.S. (searching for employment, facing their friends and families with their tales of the casualties of war and dealing with their own traumatic memories), there is hope, yet, as Kanye West will be offering advice and help in his new show Choose or Lose + Kanye West Presents: Homecoming. MTV and West will be teaming up to honor the war heroes in the one-hour special airing at 10 p.m. on July 28.
MTV’s Sway Calloway and West will drop into some of the veterans’ homes unexpectedly to show viewers the hardships they endured. MTV and the Donda West Foundation will also be paying off debts for the veterans, taking care of their tuition or compensating their rent.
With regards to his reaching out to the new veterans of the Iraq war, West said “there are hundreds of veterans out there who are falling though the cracks. They make the ultimate sacrifices for us by laying down their lives, but it seems like a lot of them just get forgotten about.”
“I know my music inspires and helps a lot of people, but you can always do more.”
July 22, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
Kanye West Helps Soldiers Coming Home Again
MTV and Kanye team up for soldiers homecoming
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Yasunique says:
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Kanye helped my best friend's sister who was in the mtv special... which was really generous of him..these are the type of things celebrities are supposed to do..give back...especially to those who serve and protect this country...^_^
July 31, 2008 at 2:38 pm
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faith021 says:
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Good for you Kanye. You do have a heart.
July 29, 2008 at 7:31 pm