Pin-Ups for Vets
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James Joyner | Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
Chris Short, a blogger and Air Force NCO, put me in contact with Gina Elise, a model and aspiring actress best known in blog circles for the Pin-Ups for Vets project.
Inspired by her grandfather, a WWII vet, and news of wounded veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, she has been making 1940s-style pinup photos of herself, dressed in various period costumes, into calendars and donating the proceeds of their sale to wounded vet hospitals in California. Specifically,
1. The calendars would be sold to raise funds for our hospitalized Veterans.
2. The calendars would be delivered as gifts to our ill and injured Veterans with messages of appreciation from the donors.
3. The calendars would be sent to our deployed troops to help boost morale and to let them know that Americans back home are thinking of them.
She’s also visiting wounded veterans across the country, dressed in said costumes, and handing out calendars. She’s touring Walter Reed and Bethesda over the next couple of days
It’s a little late to be buying a calendar, what with being a third of the way through the year, but presumably keeping track of the date would be no higher than third on your list of reasons to buy one of these. So, if you’re interesting in donating to a worthy cause, stop on by to purchase one for yourself or to donate one or several to wounded vets.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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