CNN, Check Snopes First
A coworker took this picture of our TV at work, showing CNN in all of its glory:
Here is what Snopes has to say about that:
The U.S. Postal Service will not accept mail addressed to “Any Soldier,” “Any Wounded Soldier,” or the like because if it did, it could be providing a conduit for those who might do harm to armed services members. Such offerings are either returned to sender (if a return address has been provided or if one is found within the package) or donated to charities (if no address for the sender is found). Similarly, military hospitals will not accept letters, cards, or packages addressed in such manner for the same reason. Such beneficences, no matter how kindly meant, are not permitted to reach the soldiers they were intended for.
Good job, CNN!
In all fairness, I don’t have any context for this photo. Perhaps CNN was doing a story illustrating how easily fake news and urban legends circulate through Email? After talking to the person who took the picture, I have confirmed this was part of a Veterans Day story and they promoted the address as legitimate. Boo, CNN.
As a side note, it’s nice to be able to take pictures of TV’s without seeing the CRT artifacts.
Sort of par for the CNN course lately (and I used to appreciate CNN some years back). My favorite example:
http://www.screaming-penguin.com/images/cnnsucks.jpg
I like how it notes that when the RAMs win, it’s an upset victory.