Here’s an opportunity to support our troops through a program called Project Valour-IT:
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at home or in military hospitals. Operating laptops 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. The experience of CPT Charles “Chuck” Ziegenfuss, a partner in the project who suffered severe hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important this voice-controlled software can be to a wounded servicemember’s recovery.
All funds received go directly to our wounded troops; 100% of your donation to Project Valour-IT will be used to purchase the laptop that will provide independence and freedom to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.
Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of voice-activated laptops for wounded servicemembers. As of October 2006, Valour-IT has distributed nearly 600 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country.
Division among military teams is purely for the purpose of friendly competition. Any blogger may join any team and all money raised supports the wounded as needed, regardless of branch of service.
I’ve joined team Marines… a donation button has been added to the side-bar (on the right of this page) for your convenience should you wish to donate. (If viewing a single post, the button is at the bottom of the page.)
Update: Old War Dogs posted an illustration (which is up for auction to raise funds for Project Valour-IT) that captures what this program is all about.
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