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America Supports You: Rumsfeld Praises Actor Sinise for Troop Support
Armed Forces Press Service ^ | August 5, 2005 | Donna Miles

Posted on 08/05/2005 11:42:10 AM PDT by Cecily

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2005 – Each week the cast of "CSI: NY" uses scientific skill to solve mysteries. But the reason Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited the show's set in Studio City here Aug. 4 was no mystery: actor Gary Sinise is a solid supporter of U.S. servicemembers, and Rumsfeld's a big fan of Sinise and his efforts.

Rumsfeld visited the CSI set to thank Sinise personally for his support of the "America Supports You" program through his "Operation Iraqi Children" effort.

Sinise, who stars in "CSI: NY" as Detective Mac Taylor, co-founded Operation Iraqi Children with Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand in March 2004. The organization collects and ships school supplies and toys to Iraq for distribution by U.S. troops, providing much-needed materials for Iraqi children while boosting the morale of the servicemembers who pass them out, Sinise said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americasupportsyou; oif; praise; rumsfeld; sinise; sos; supportourtroops
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To: Cecily
Operation Iraqi Children Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary!
21 posted on 08/05/2005 12:23:05 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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Author Profile: Laura Hillenbrand

Laura Hillenbrand has been writing about history and thoroughbred racing since 1988 and has been a contributing writer/editor at Equus magazine since 1989. Her work has also appeared in American Heritage, ABC Sports Online, Thoroughbred Times, Talk, and many other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on SEABISCUIT won the Eclipse Award for magazine writing. She is currently serving as a consultant on a Universal Pictures movie based on this book. She lives in Washington, DC.

22 posted on 08/05/2005 12:31:55 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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From the Operation Iraqi Children website - Iraqi children with their school supply kits:


23 posted on 08/05/2005 1:10:25 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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