[Kaslin]

I believe there are many in here that I doubt have read past the title. As it says in the first paragraph

If you have military-age children who have not served in this decade's wars, then you owe a debt — meaning money — to those who did. That's the premise of a new fundraising effort by three wealthy American families who want to help U.S. veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I don't find anything wrong with that, and I doubt you do

[2ndDivisionVet]

I don't believe in “shaming” people into giving to charity. It's not really voluntary in that case. If you don't agree with our military policy, foreign affairs or have the San Francisco-style peacecreep “we don't need soldiers” attitude, giving money to a charity that helps veterans would be hypocritical, to say the least. If a kid didn't serve, it's probably because their parents tell them “that's for losers, you're going to college” or some such nonsense, not realizing that the upper executive ranks of the Fortune 1000 are awash with service veterans, probably because of their discipline, self-motivation, leadership training and experience with stressful situations.