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I’ve been slow at not only the mundane aspects of the blog, but also on the important aspects – such as the VALOUR-IT Project going on now.  Time to catch up!

In a nutshell?  VALOUR-IT provides voice-actuated laptop computers to wounded troops returning from South West Asia – to wit:

…provid[ing] 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.

If you click on the icon, it will take you to the homepage where you can donate TILL IT HURTS! As you can see, Navy is leading from the rear this year. Let’s see what we can do to take the point before this project ends its annual fundraising!

There *is* a bit of status that goes along with this project/fundraiser.  The Most Exhaulted Golden Notebook (aka MEGEN)  is awarded to the service that brings in the most money.  Navy won it the first two years of the fundraiser – I acquired the babe and squired it all around Norfolk, getting pictures of her around various and sundry Naval landmarks:

We need MEGEN back!  Go give!