We attended a screening of a partially finished documentary on wounded
warriors.The event was put together by Cheryl Cohen who started "Lives Out Of Combat" The LOOC Foundation is "a project to highlight the valor and intelligence of the military who continue to defend liberty in the free world, and to raise money for those who have suffered severe injuries in this noble pursuit." The first thrill was standing next to a familiar face, the incomparable David Horowitz. The film showed several warriors including one extraordinary Marine who had been hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq which split his head wide open. Although that bomb not only blinded him and broke his bones it clearly did not break his warrior's spirit. He had a diamond studded false eye ball in one eye socket while the other socket was sewn shut. He now works with seeing eye dogs. Attending and also in the film was Ilario Pantano, author of "Warrior". World War II warriors were there in the persons of
Howie Beach , wounded in the Hurtgen Forest in October of 1944, and Steve
Crandell, who was wounded on a bombing run over Europe. Among others
Carl Franks represented the Vietnam Purple Heart holders and now heads up Freedom Is Not Free. It was an evening filled with stories that brought tears to many in the room particularly to the warriors themselves. These are warriors that are born and called do what is necessary.
All the money they raise goes directly to wounded warriors and their families and they are chosen by purple heart recipients. Please honor them in anyway you can.