Mark Cuban is a true patriot

I have followed Mark Cuban and admired his business success for a long time. But my admiration went up another notch after reading his blog this morning "What can I do to help those who are serving our country ?" Mark is a true patriot, thankful for what he has, generous with his time and money, and always willing to jump in and help where he can.

Mark started the Fallen Patriot Fund to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured during the Iraq war. Mark pays all the administrative costs of the fund so 100% of your contributions go directly to the families in need. The fund has donated more than $2.5M to families, and continues to raise and distribute money.

I have seen Mark talking to himself during the playing of the national anthem at professional sports events. The CBS  Evening News noticed it too and asked Mark what he was saying. Here is what he says;

"Thank you to all those who have fought before and are fighting now to make this country great. I will never take my freedoms or opportunities for granted. Here is to .... then I go through a list of family members and thank them and hope that they and their children are healthy, happy and can always look up at a blue sky and be thankful for all we have." Then at Mavs games, I give thanks to all the players on the court , fans in the seats and hope that they stay healthy, happy and that the Mavs win. "

I dont ever want to take for granted what I have, what my family has and how fortunate we are.

How many billionaires do you think are as humble and thankful as Mark Cuban? Wait a minute...Mark Cuban humble? Well he certainly is confident and aggressive, and he sure isn't shy about publicity. But, yes, he is a humble guy who never forgot where he came from. The world needs more Mark Cubans.

Full Disclosure: I am proud to say Mark is a friend, so I am a little biased. I wish him all the best, except when the Mavs play the Boston Celtics.

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