Hell In A Basket » Heros http://www.hellin-abasket.com Rants, Raves, Pieces of My Mind Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:28:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Dec. 7th, 70 years later http://www.hellin-abasket.com/dec-7th-70-years-later/ http://www.hellin-abasket.com/dec-7th-70-years-later/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:01:24 +0000 OH Hell http://www.hellin-abasket.com/?p=1271

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pearl-harbor-day-survivors-remember-attack-pay-respects-on-70th-anniversary/2011/12/07/gIQAF7VMdO_story.html

 

Rare audio from the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Worth listening to, also some video footage and a few photos.

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It’s not charity – It’s an investment in the future.

When a Service member is wounded in combat, in today’s conflict, the survival rate is many times higher than in previous wars, due mainly to much better and more timely medical care. However, the wounded can be left with the prospect of a long road of surgeries and rehabilitation.The cost to our military system in dollars is huge, and the cost to the individuals and their families is also gigantic.

I submit that, rather than a “cost” , a donation to Valour-IT is an investment. An investment in the future of our country and it’s people. Most of the injured are young, in the 19 – 25 year old bracket and otherwise healthy. With the technology available today, many of the injuries that would have relegated a person to a life as a dependent, shut-in,  the wounded are looking at a far different future.

Valour-IT is a program that provides appropriate technology to individual troops and also to hospitals and rehabilitation clinics. It is one of the many programs that Soldiers’ Angels supports and it provides voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries.  Technology supplied includes:

  • Voice-controlled Laptops – Operated by speaking into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, they allow the wounded to maintain connections with the rest of the world during recovery.
  • Wii Video Game Systems – Whole-body game systems increase motivation and speed recovery when used under the guidance of physical therapists in therapy sessions (donated only to medical facilities).
  • Personal GPS – Handheld GPS devices build self-confidence and independence by compensating for short-term memory loss and organizational challenges related to severe TBI and severe PTSD.

    • Join with us in raising funds for this amazing program as we kick off the 2011 Miliblog Valour-IT fund raiser!!  The contest runs from July 1 to July 14th and we are divided into teams by Military Branch. All funds raised go into the same pot to help our Wounded Warriors, but the team that raises the most, gets bragging rights for the year!! GO MARINES!!!!

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