The Story of Saddam's Coins In the spring of 2003, US and British coalition soldiers in Iraq were called upon to secure the banks in Basra, Iraq from looters. The soldiers found Iraqi coins, most of which were were melted down for scrap metal content, however, there was one exception. A group of British soldiers led by Captain Chris McGinley & Reservist Robert Brannagan found roughly 70,000 pounds of brilliant un-circulated Iraqi coins that were decommissioned by Saddam Hussein at the end of the first Gulf War. Captain McGinley and his men came up with a brilliant idea, and obtained the permission necessary to auction off those coins in London and use the proceeds to rebuild an orphanage in Basra that had been destroyed during Saddam's reign of terror. Saddam's coins were sold, the orphanage in Basra was rebuilt and the miraculous story of the coins was only just beginning. In late 2004, through an unbelievable string of connections and coincidences that can only be described as divine intervention; the Products for Good team was offered the opportunity to purchase the entire collection of Saddam's coins. The team immediately acted on the opportunity and developed a plan to utilize these coins in accordance with Captain McGinely's original intent, which was to sell what had at one time been Saddam's property to create good works for as many people as possible. A product line was designed that would display the coins in a patriotic and high quality fashion. Using the coins themselves, in a beautifully designed frame, surrounded by pictures, memorabilia and quotes that honor and reflect the sacrifices made by our military to protect our freedoms. The four coin shadowbox and the Products for Good story have been featured on several television shows and a nationally syndicated morning radio show. In keeping with the mission to help as many Americans as possible with this project, Products for Good chose to assemble the shadowboxes at the Cleveland Vocational Industries. Products for Good is excited and privileged to have CVI participating in the project and is thrilled to be able to create up to one hundred and fifty full-time American jobs at peak production. The last piece of the puzzle to turn Saddam's coins into "products for good" was to find a spokesperson to represent the project in the best way possible. Products for Good was excited to have Lee Greenwood agree to become the national spokesperson. Lee has been committed to this effort from the beginning and has even permitted Products for Good to use God Bless the USA for the first time in history to support a commercial venture. With the shadowboxes, displaying Saddam's coins, in production, retail sales being generated and Lee Greenwood on board, Products for Good put the last piece of the story in place by creating a plan to donate over $20 million to the families of our wounded heroes! A percentage of every dollar generated from the sale of these coins, before any expenses are paid, is sent immediately to charities such as the Aleethia Foundation, Tragedy Assistance Project for Survivors (TAPS), Helping a Hero and The Gerald T. Parks Memorial Foundation. Products for Good has been fortunate to see its donation money at work, and the help it has provided to those in need. The money donated so far has been utilized to help families of wounded warriors keep their homes through these difficult times, to build new handicap-accessible homes for permanently injured soldiers and to help build a nursing home facility on a VA hospital property...just to name a few.