FOR IMMEDIATE
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Operation Helmet Reaches Milestone
Washington DC
– March 8, 2007 - Operation Helmet has reached a major milestone
this week: the 35,000th helmet upgrade kit has been sent to Marine
stationed in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province..
Operation Helmet
sent the 35,000th helmet upgrade kit to American soldiers, sailors,
airmen and marines. This has been the result of over 3 ½ years of
efforts by men, women, and children from all over this great
country.
The majority of today’s helmets worn by most Marines and Airmen are
designed to protect our troops from gunfire and flying debris – not
blasts – which have accounted for 65 percent of U.S. military deaths
in Iraq since May, according to figures compiled by the Associated
Press.
A helmet upgrade kit consists of shock-absorbing pads and when
needed, a new chin strap. Adding shock-absorbing pads to combat
helmets can reduce fatal impact forces to a survivable level.
“We get e-mails every day from real Americans who want to make a
difference by helping young troops return home safe and sound,” says
Robert Meaders, M.D., who founded Operation Helmet after his Marine
grandson requested upgrade kits to make his unit’s helmets safer in
Iraq.
We need ongoing
donations right now from the American people to keep this effort
alive!
About Operation Helmet
Operation Helmet is a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 charitable grassroots
effort that provides helmet upgrade kits free of charge to U.S.
troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Operation Helmet depends on
tax-deductible donations and is a team member of
AmericaSupportsYou.mil. For $70-$100, added safety and comfort can
be provided for a trooper. But donations of any amount are welcome.
The donation can be designated for a specific branch of the
military, a particular unit or an individual trooper. 99% of
donations go toward helmet kits. There are no salaries or payroll
costs deducted and the Operation’s books are available for
inspection at the home office. To date, Operation Helmet has sent
upgrade kits to over 35,000 troops.
Contacts:
Dr. Bob Meaders,
President, Operation Helmet,
ophelm@operation-helmet.org
www.Operation-Helmet.org
(936) 449-9706
Mark Meaders
610-202-3037
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