We take this station break to plug our favorite charity, the Families of the Wounded Fund. Since 2005, the fund has been donating 100 percent of its proceeds to the families of wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The all-volunteer organization spends nothing on administrative staff and overhead.

Our soldiers get excellent medical care at McGuire Hospital, the VA hospital here in Richmond — one of six major trauma centers within the VA system, specializing in treating spinal cord and brain injuries — but there’s one thing the government can’t do for them. It can’t pay to bring their families and caregivers to Richmond and support them while they’re here. The Families of the Wounded Fund provides money to cover the costs of transportation, lodging, food and miscelleneous expenses.

Our wounded soldiers have sacrificed so much that we can never repay them. But we can do something meaningful by ensuring that their loved ones can be with them while they recover. If others feel the same way, visit the Families of the Wounded Fund website.