In a sea of unprofessional, disingenuous hacks, Jake Tapper stands out as one of the few reliably solid journalists. But even those who don’t care for his reporting can at the very least give him props for his support of our military.
Tapper’s book, “The Outpost,” which tells the story of the brave troops who defended Combat Outpost Keating from Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in 2009, is being made into a movie.
The director of the film version of @THEOUTPOSTbook, @RodLurie, lost his son earlier this year, He says Hunter is with him as he tells the story of the brave troops who served at COP Keating. pic.twitter.com/QRplcwiTzy
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
And here’s what Tapper is doing with his advance:
Getting some questions about this, so will post again: my entire advance for this film is going to military charities, especially those recommended by the troops and families of COP Keating. https://t.co/UHaeWUQ2Wf
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
2/ These include: @vet_reunions, started by the mom of a 3-61 CAV COP Keating veteran, which just held a reunion for the men of 3-71 CAV (COP Keating from 2006-2007) and will next year host one for the men of 6-4 CAV (COP Keating from 2009-2009) https://t.co/oR4TNnjnlp
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
3/ And the scholarship fund named for Medal of Honor recipient SSG Jared Monti, of 3-71 CAVhttps://t.co/DBSI1tAChH
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
4/ And @FoldsofHonor, which provides scholarships for the children and spouses of America's fallen and disabled servicemembers (including the daughter of a soldier KIA at COP Keating)https://t.co/6o7XKlkGAS
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
5/ And @DefofFreedom, which helps post 9/11 veterans with emergency financial assistance for a smooth transition to civilian life, which I first heard about from a COP Keating veteranhttps://t.co/mlabeG7L1O
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
6/ And of course @HomesForOurTrps which provides specially-designed, mortgage-free homes for the most seriously wounded post-9/11 veteranshttps://t.co/kPgQOqR8lF
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
7/ More to come, but they're all worthy charities and deserving of your donation, if you can afford to give time or money!
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 11, 2018
Jake Tapper is good people.
You are a really good guy Jake !
— Joanna (@JoannaT40) September 11, 2018
You are a good man Mr Tapper
— Gerard Gartside (@garty) September 11, 2018
You’re a class act Jake!
— Janet McDonald (@YuleeJanet) September 11, 2018
This why @jaketapper remains one of my personal role models. What an incredible gesture. I needed this. https://t.co/QHWqsTBS8W
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) September 11, 2018
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