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Feel-Good Story of the Day: American and Operation Iraqi Children

April 21, 2009 | Posted in: Airline News

Check out the faces of these children.

They are Iraqi kids – many of whom have to go to school barefoot – and, when they get there, have no books or paper or pencils…not much of anything.

American Airlines is one of many organizations helping to change that. The airline teamed up with Operation Iraqi Children(OIC), founded by actor Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump”) and author Laura Hillenbrand (“Seabiscuit”) to ship and distribute more than 20 tons of school supplies, shoes and more-which was handed out to the children last week.

The idea for OIC began after U.S. troops began noticing the Iraqi children in many villages had almost nothing in the way of school supplies…or shoes.

Another big contribution to this shipment was made by the “Peter Burks Unsung Hero Fund” which provided a little fun for the kids — soccer balls — as well as snacks, books and video games for the troops serving there. The fund is named for Lt. Peter Burks, who was killed in action in Iraq on November 14, 2007.

2 Responses to “Feel-Good Story of the Day: American and Operation Iraqi Children”

  1. Katherine says:

    It is so refreshing to read stories like this which remind us that corporations do a lot of good and are not the evil as many would have us believe. American Airlines not only helped deliver these supplies to Iraqi children, but has also done much to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research.

  2. DaveA says:

    It’s nice to read a positive story about AA (or any airline) for that matter. American have always been good citizens when it comes to giving something back the community.

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