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November 06, 2007
Valour-IT Fundraiser ~ Giving Back To Our Wounded
Chesty would want us to
3rd annual Valour-IT Fundraiser
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled and adaptive laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries at major military medical centers. Operating laptops by speaking into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, 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. The experience of MAJ Charles “Chuck” Ziegenfuss, a partner in the project who suffered serious hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important these laptops can be to a wounded service member’s recovery.
WHAT: Friendly fundraising competition for Valour-IT.
WHEN: October 29th through Veterans Day, November 11th .
WHERE: Based in the blogosphere, spreading everywhere else.
WHY: Because giving wounded warriors with hand and arm injuries access to a computer supports their healing and puts them back in touch with the world.
HOW: Blogger teams will be divided along military branches, with civilians "up for grabs."
The various teams are below:
Marines will be led by Holly Aho
Air Force will be led by Mrs. Greyhawk at Mudville Gazette
Navy will be led by Chaotic Synaptic Activity.
Army led by Matt and Jim of Blackfive
Posted by Wild Thing at November 6, 2007 12:44 AM
Comments
You've got a slight glitch in the code,WT. I love that poster, Chesty is one of my heroes, the loss of his son was a tragedy. That's what valour is all about, sacrifice and courage.
Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle--the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.
--Douglas MacArthur
Posted by: Jack at November 6, 2007 08:06 AM
Wow, you changed it, thanks WT. I initially thought it was my browser.
Posted by: Jack at November 6, 2007 08:18 PM
Jack oh good thank you so letting me know. I took that one measuring thing out, it is a code from ValourIT so something in it did not work on here. Thank you again for letting me know.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 7, 2007 12:01 AM
