Bob Barker donates $3m to help injured troops

A television staple for more than three decades, ‘The New Price is Right’ host, Bob Barker has just donated $3-million to help injured victims of America’s ongoing wars. A former World War II naval pilot himself, the 84-year old host made his worthy donation to help build a new hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, dedicated to serving the medical needs of more than 300,000 military personnel who have suffered major brain trauma in the ongoing wars. And that number increases with each passing day. Having made his TV debut in the grainy, monochrome days of June 1950, Bob told reporters at Fox that he felt driven to make the donation because of his own naval service, and his wish to help others in his well-earned retirement. Due to be opened next year, right next to the new Walter Reed Center, the new $60-million, 72,000 square-foot facility will become the nation’s foremost facility for the research, diagnosis and treatment of this awful affliction.