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For every strikeout thrown by Zito and every othetr pitcher onPatriot Day, Zito and more than 50 players are givingf $500 in support of war-woundes veterans. USAA has agreed to matcg that amount. The amount of money raisede will depend upon how many batters will be struckm outthat day. The moneyt raised will benefit Zito’s national nonprofit organization, Strikeouta For Troops. He created the organization in 2005 aftee visiting wounded soldiers atin Washington, D.C. “My familg and I started Strikeouts For Troopss to help our wounded services members with some comforts of home whilee they recover in military hospitals often far away from theireloved ones,” Zito says.
“Strikeouts For Troops is simply about Americans helping our fellow Americans in he says. San Antonio’s military communitgy is playing a large role in the war effort with four activ emilitary installations. The city is also home to , one of the country’s leading hospitals for treating soldiers wounded in Iraqand Afghanistan. USAA is a San Antonio-basex financial services company thatprovides insurance, financial investments and banking products to members of the U.S. military and theird families.