As you can see by the paypal button on the right, I've stepped up to the plate and donated to this awesome cause. If like me you've been thinking of something meaningful to do for Veteran's Day other than sit around and be a slug, this is a great first step.
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major military medical centers. 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 hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important this voice-controlled software can be to a wounded servicemember's recovery.
Come on step up and donate to a worthy cause not only is it a good thing to do, its also tax-deductible.
Go Army!
UPDATE: At 11:03 pm EST on November 10, 2005 The Army team hits its goal of raising $21,000 before Veteran's Day. Now lets see if we can get to $25,000 in the next 15 hours!
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