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03/04/2007 17:22:47
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01211825
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Good for them!

I don't have $45 million to give but just sent another $100 to my favorite charity that supports the families of Iraqi troops.


>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=3004397&page=1
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>When Mark Ecker heard that his 21-year-old son was badly injured in Iraq, his employer told him to pack his bags and go to his son's bedside.
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>But IBM's concern for the soldier, Mark Ecker II, only began there.
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>Soon word spread throughout the company about the young Army sergeant who eventually lost both legs below the knees. Sgt. Ecker's story made it to the top of the company, and this week IBM announced that it will honor the young soldier with a donation.
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>IBM plans to donate $45 million worth of language-translation technology to the U.S. government to help troops and aid organizations better communicate with Iraqi citizens.
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