Billy Joel Makes $500,000 Donation to Help Build Specially Adapted Homes for Our Severely Injured Service Members

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Homes for Our Troops) - Homes for Our Troops announces the donation of $500,000 from Billy Joel, the legendary singer, songwriter, composer and performer. The donation was generated by his new song titled "Christmas in Fallujah." This song was made available in December exclusively for download on the iTunes store and is performed by artist Cass Dillon.

Billy Joel has been a supporter of Homes for Our Troops for several years. At Christmastime, Billy Joel sent his annual donation on behalf of close friends to the national non-profit organization that provides specially adapted homes for our severely injured troops. This year, the donation was substantially larger.

"Billy has been a supporter of ours for years; this donation was more than we could've hoped for. Because of this generous donation, we will be able to take several service members off of our waiting list and get them into homes that will enable them to live more independent lives. I recently had a chance to meet Billy and he told me that he was compelled to write a song in reaction to the many letters he has received from service members overseas."

When asked what his thoughts were about our injured troops coming home and he said, "My fondest wish for the people who have been severely wounded is to find some degree normalcy as they go on with their lives. I am moved by their optimism and I admire their spirit and determination and hope they can retain that as they go through the rest of their lives."

View the new video about Billy Joel and his contribution to Homes for Our Troops can be viewed on their website at www.homesforourtroops.org