Sued charity for wounded vets changes name

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Sued charity for wounded vets changes name
By Timberly Ross - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 6:40:28 EDT

OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha-based charity being sued over rights to its name has begun operating under an altered moniker.

Wounded Warriors Inc. founder John Folsom, a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, said Tuesday that his group has been using the name Wounded Warriors Family Support on its Web site but retains its corporate name.

“It does better describe our mission,” Folsom said of the voluntary change. The nonprofit provides vacations to injured veterans and their families.

However, Folsom said he didn’t think the distinction would solve the group’s legal woes.

A lawsuit filed in September by Jacksonville, Fla.-based Wounded Warrior Project Inc. said Wounded Warriors Inc. has “capitalized on the confusion” created by their similar names.


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