Show Your Support for US Troops With A Patriotic Iraqi Coin Shadowbox

Products for Good is a US based company from Charlotte, NC, which is offering a special way in which Americans can honor and support their troops. They have designed a tribute in the form of a shadowbox containing coins from Iraq, called fils, and adorned with images of US soldiers and the American flag. The display is completed by a message expressing what freedom really means.

Saddam Hussein, displeased by the production of Iraqi coins that did not display his image, decommissioned fils. When a collection of these coins were captured by British troops in Iraq during the Spring of 2003 they were put to use in raising funds for the children of Basra Orphanage. The coins were delivered to an English metal dealer, and it was here that the founders of Products for Good became aware of this project and were inspired to find a way to make these coins work for the benefit of American service men and women, and their families.

This is a unique and patriotic gift which gives twice: once to the recipient of this spectacular set, and then again in funds raised to help support the returning American troops and their families. The ultimate goal is to raise over $20 million, and with more than $86,000 already generated, this effort has already provided a great deal of invaluable aid. American troops, returning from their overseas service, have benefited from contributions towards bills for medical care and alterations to homes made necessary by their need to create wheelchair accessibility. The families of those heroes who will not return, families who have lost a loved one and are struggling to cope with their grief, have also been provided with support during their times of need.

The singer, Lee Greenwood, whose work expresses the same patriotism as this coin set, has voiced his support for the Products for Good initiative. He believes that the aid provided to service men and women, and to their families, can make a real and substantial contribution towards bettering their lives.

This support can be a lifeline in times of great need, and the display of support allows Americans to show their heart-felt thanks to their troops, a sentiment which has not gone unnoticed. Hundreds of letters of appreciation have already been sent to Products for Good, expressing the thanks of veterans, many of whom were not ashamed to say that the help they had received, and the appreciation they had felt from their fellow Americans had brought tears to their eyes.