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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

How are You Observing Veterans' Day?

If you're looking for a way to honor our Vets this Friday, why not consider donating to a great cause - Project Valour-IT.

Project Valour-IT is a
Soldiers' Angels project, and works to provide laptops and voice-activated software for our wounded troops.

The project is done in memory of
SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, the father of milblogger CPT Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss of TC Override, who suffered hand wounds while serving in Iraq, and received one of the laptops with software.

The computers are being distributed to our wounded heroes at major
medical centers like Walter Reed; by speaking into a microphone, our wounded heroes are able to send and receive messages from friends and loved ones, surf the 'Net, and communicate with buddies still in the field without having to press a key or move a mouse.

And right now, there's a fundraising blog competition going on, complete with auctions where you can pick up some great stuff while helping a worthy cause. Over at my usual blogging haunt, I'm blogging for the Army Team, which is, of course, where you want your donation to go :). But whichever team you choose, you'll be helping to get this much-needed equipment out to those who've done so much for all of us.

Links:
Donate to the Army Team (click the button at the top of the page)
Donate to the Navy Team
Donate to the Marines Team
Donate to the Air Force Team
Donate via snail mail
Current Totals For All Teams
Join a Team
Project Valour-IT Website
Project Valour-IT Blog
Project Valour-IT Auctions

Yes, your donation is tax-deductible.

Need convincing? Find out how important this project is.