Informed Speculation

If you’re a regular, you know by now that I’ve been asking for donations for Project Valour-IT, a charitable project that provides voice-recognition laptops and software to our brave wounded servicemen and women. We’re trying to raise $21,000 by Veteran’s Day to purchase approximately 30 such systems.Here’s what your gift means:

Just before the current fundraising competition began, I received an email from Soldiers’ Angels. It was originally sent by Marine SSG John Szczepanowski, Valour-IT’s contact at Walter Reed who handles the laptops there. He wrote:

I just want to let you know that by now you may have had a call from two very excited Marines. Corporal X of 2/2 was the first Marine to receive a laptop. This Marine once served at 8th and I [Marine Corps Headquarters] and Camp David before deploying with 2/2. He suffered a amputation of his left arm and right leg. I felt this was someone who deserved to make full use of the lap top and let him know it was his to hold and keep…

The second Marine is LCPL X from 3/10… Again I know that Marines that recieved these laptops really appreciate it just by the smile on their faces.

If you’d like to bring some more of those smiles to a military hospital, please read the details here…