Operation Iraqi Children

" You may know him as lieutenant dampen the -- Forrest Gump which may not know that ever since 2004 actor Gary Sunnis. Has been helping young students in the country of Iraq. His ordination organization rather operation Iraqi children. The program has sent upwards of 300000. School supplies. To Iraqi children needing serious and -- to talk about the organization. Also about a new film out to the target for the moment the first welcome back Gary and good morning to you. California. Telling your last trip to a rock what did you get done there. The last trip was was last summer 2008. I was there was able have you know visit a lot of troops had tried try to get you get around isn't as much as -- when I'm on these trips. They keep me moving pretty pretty well but I saw about you know between four and 5000 troops and was able to to visit. Visit them the year before I was able to check in with operation Iraqi children which it is based. Out of a lot. At camp by Anaconda there that's where our supplies go up from Kuwait they land and a lot and they gets distributed out. All around the country. It's a great great program going and you don't -- after five -- a -- wait until you really one of the first people to get on the ball at this and you have delivered to have my numbers right here. Twenty tons of school supplies. Well that they know they're there have been quite and quite a few more than that we just. Recently last month. American Airlines to 25 tons of our supplies war. Over on a special airlift them -- to come up and distribute them around the country so we've been we've been sending these supplies now for. Five years. And just had this wonderful air live in the nation FedEx has been supporting this program for many many years. Now we shipped sometimes and can buy container and we'll send pallets and pallets of supplies. There you can go to operation Iraqi children dot org and you can follow the instructions and send a -- supplies pack them up yourself. Senator -- we had a moment there or you can make a monetary donation and will put the supplies together box mob. And shipments of the troops on accelerate way to support the troops and helping kids indeed it is won't make you forget that website out two through our website as well so we can. Help viewers find a way to your website if you put out period he sent a budget croc shoes over to -- those very clever. You know young children wherever they are the world that they'd like those. -- Gary 6500. Pairs of crack shoes went on this airlift. Congratulations that's that's wonderful. Telling about the new film Brothers at war John -- put it this way. He says it's one of the most important films I've ever seen. We've got a small clip of -- do we have time to show -- guys. How will mobile played underneath you describe your act we've got Gary hang on 12 watch this clip -- we'll have to return."

" I have two Brothers serving in Iraq. I think it's important. Poor people and military to have Chambliss Suzy -- reminded them why they're doing what you're doing. My Brothers and putting their lives on the line why are they doing it. I need to know so I sent off for Iraq to find the answers."

" And now we need to know what do we find out here there. -- a wonderful film that's made by -- that was Jake Rodham marker who made it made a movie about his two Brothers who are serving in the united states military and he wanted to now. What they were doing why they were doing it and what was going on with their their service while they're deployed away from their families in Iraq so he raised. The money. From local businesses in Decatur Illinois and put -- camera crew together and went over. To Iraq to to shoot his Brothers and and came up this beautiful beautiful documentary. Called Brothers award you can get a Brothers a war movie dot four -- dot com. And you can see what the movies about where its opening it opened in New York last week lights here and opens in Los Angeles today in Santa Monica. And I'll be I'll be down there tonight at 7 PM show I do think question and answer and it's really just a movie I I do a lot for the military I go out and try to support them and visit the war zones. And when I saw this film might just related to that this shows a high level of integrity. And dedication that our service members have been and I just staff felt like I'd jump on board and help. Get the movie out there job well done Gary thank you for shares today I'm looking forward seeing -- thank -- there's a war you've got to talk again Gary states like California. And for him."