Tim Blair has been on the blogroll from the beginning. Even though he is half-way around the world, he has always supported the war and especially the troups. When Operation Give first started, he raised money through his site and sent over what the Chief called, "One of the most memorable boxes of toys ever." I think it included the only cricket bat they got!

Recently, a memorial fund was set up for Staff Sergeant James Cowley. James Cowley was killed in the early parts of the war and left a wife a two young children. Tim went to work again, collecting funds on his site to send over. Since I live in Utah, I volunteered to see that the funds got the appropriate place. The other day, Tim sent the funds via paypal, I had a bank check cut and sent the money to the memorial fund.

A big thanks goes to Tim and his readers for caring enough to get involved.

If you wish to see the check, click here.

Below is the text of the letter sent with the check:

March 9, 2004

Dear Cawley Family,

The readers of http://timblair.spleenville.com wish to thank you for your husbands and fathers service. Not only did Staff Sergeant James Cawley serve the people of the United States and Iraq, he served and sacrificed for the people of the world. Because of men like Sergeant Cawley, we can all feel safer as we sleep at night.

Please accept this check as a token of our appreciation.

Regards,

Tim Blair and the readers of his website.