america s fund at the fund.org. if you want to learn more. i just want, jon, for you, for all of our viewers watching, this fourth of july you ll be reflecting, and i know your two sons ethan and easton also helping out on the ranch, trying to help with the family business, putting out their own product. but to all americans, particularly wounded service members, what s your message this fourth of july? go out there and enjoy the holiday. remember what it s all about and what s been sacrificed over generations to be able to provide us what we have. and just keep living for what it s meant to be. it s a god given country, and we ve sacrificed for it, we ll continue to sacrifice for it. for organizations like semper fi fund that are there after our service, we re so thankful for them. griff: jon schumacher, thank you for your service to our country. you re an inspiration, sir. thank you, sir.
not many people have heard of but it was started back in 2004, the beginning of the war to fill a need that was void because of just the influx of all the veterans and the needs that we were having that weren t being filled by, you know, other agencies. and since then this organization started a couple of marine spouses created it and now they ve been able to award over $270 million in grant assistance and helped over 28,000 veterans and their families. it is the fund.org semper fi america s fund is a wonderful organization that gives us hope. harris: we ll put that up and we have it on the screen but i will put it up on my social media today. semper fi, always faithful. thank you for being faithful to our country and loving our country to serve and give up so much. we thank the men and women who served. thank you for putting your personal touch on that, too and
shinseki. one of the 14 recommendations he gave today is that they could not meet these 14 day wait times. he got rid of that. and he also has gotten rid of this practice of giving bonuses. that s something that shinseki started in 2011. something that has led to a will the of these problems. yeah. i would say probably most of them not many people know this but jennifer griffin is really the responsible party for all of the track chairs that we have been able it to give to the amputees and the severely wounded veterans in iraq and afghanistan. she introduced me to the independence fund.org and then we got the system rolling. i said and this might have been unfair and i want to get your opinion on it he never won time contacted you or the independence fund.org and say can we help new this effort? we have raised $25 million.
shinseki. one of the 14 recommendations he gave today is that they could not meet these 14 day wait times. he got rid of that. and he also has gotten rid of this practice of giving bonuses. that s something that shinseki started in 2011. something that has led to a will the of these problems. yeah. i would say probably most of them not many people know this but jennifer griffin is really the responsible party for all of the track chairs that we have been able it to give to the amputees and the severely wounded veterans in iraq and afghanistan. she introduced me to the independence fund.org and then we got the system rolling. i said and this might have been unfair and i want to get your opinion on it he never won time contacted you or the independence fund.org and say can we help new this effort? we have raised $25 million.
not once did the general call to congratulate factor viewers on their unbelievable largess. just this week. in wisconsin donated a million dollars to the independence fund.org to get the track chairs to the wounded. is he a world war ii vet and obviously a patriot. the v.a. and shinseki should have been buying these life altering wheelchairs. but they totally ignored the situation. so good people like the this family and, again, you guys had to do it. that s not how the federal government should work to being fair president obama has helped us in getting the high tech wheelchairs and i believe he does care about the vets. but, again, it is all about competence. is it not? testimony and that s the memo. now for the top story