Walter Reed Army Medical Center wounded warriors get hospital visit from NASCAR

Wounded Warrior checks out NASCAR car on display at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Photo: AP)

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousands words. This week, NASCAR made it's fifth visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a way to give thanks and show support for our American soldiers. As most exotic car owners already know, there are very few places in the world you can take your car for a show than at an event to help improve morale and show support for wounded soldiers.

That's why whether you are a NASCAR fan, are a devoted lover of Formula One, have already taken exotics down for a caravan road trip drive to Walter Reed (near Washington DC) or simply are just a proud American the stories presented in these photos are good ones to know about and see.

In the photo above, Walter Reed Medical Army Medical Center patients Specialist Kenneth Parker, 25, of Evansville Ind., left, and Gabriel Coppedge, 31, check NASCAR race cars on display at the medical center, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Washington. Parker is recovering in Walter Reed from injuries sustained when his vehicle was hit by an Explosive Form Projectile (EFP) on June 7, 2008, in central Baghdad. This is NASCAR's fifth visit to the medical center to thank Wounded Warriors for their service and give back a little pleasure to a population that enjoys the sport. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

In the photo below, Army Spc. Charles Wood III, a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, lifts his son Charles Wood III, into a NASCAR race car on display at the medical center, during a visit by NASCAR drivers Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in Washington. Wood was deployed in Iraq before being admitted to Walter Reed for treatment. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

To all our soldiers at home and abroad, all our veterans -- wounded or not  -- we can't thank you enough for right or wrong, popular or not, being willing to put your lives on line ever day fro the love of your fellow citizens and being willing to step up and do your jobs.

For more info on Wounded Warrior projects that involve exotic cars or race cars, click the following link(s):

Wounded soldiers visit Maserati of Baltimore for Italianizzato Club dinner and Granturismo Rides

USO Metro benefits (serving BWI, DCA, and IAD soldiers traveling through DC Metro airports)

Maserati of Baltimore Rally for the Troops 2008