Make September 11th a "National Day of Service"

Gary Sinise (LT Dan of "Forrest Gump" and star of "CSI: New York") has sent out a call to all Americans to help recognize September 11th in a most human and patriotic way - make 9-11 a National Day of Service.

In case you don't already know it, Mr. Sinise is nothing like many of his narcissistic Hollywood contemporaries. He, along with Laura Hillenbrand (author of "Sea Biscuit") launched an excellent program in March 2004 called Operation Iraqi Children which is a program that enables Americans to send School Supply Kits to Iraqi children, which is distributed by American Soldiers on the ground in Iraq. (I am proud to say that I contributed an original T-Shirt design for that effort, which Mr. Sinise used, along with funding by my old shipmate and his friend Mike Burress, to gain contributions for OIC).

Now, Gary is at it again. Here is his message:
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Dear Friends,
I would like to make you aware of a wonderful initiative I am involved in to turn September 11th into a national day of service. I encourage everyone to take a moment to go to nycremembers.org to see what it is all about. It is a beautiful concept and...one that Congress has endorsed.

This is a great idea dedicated to the spirit of a nation coming together to
help those in need. Remember how we all felt during the period after 9/11?

Please take a few minutes to explore this website.

Best, Gary
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As you will see if you visit this website, it is all about humanity and giving. No politics, just national awareness and brotherhood. I encourage my readers to check this out!