Tech gurus use power of Web to help veterans (CNN)

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By A. Pawlowski
CNN

(CNN) -- Almost three years after losing her right leg in a bomb explosion in Iraq, Tara Hutchinson decided to post her photo and profile online to ask for help.

The soldier was having financial problems last fall and needed $1,000 for one month's mortgage on her house in San Antonio, Texas, where she is being treated for her injuries.
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Hutchinson, 32, is among dozens of active-duty U.S. troops and veterans who have asked for help through USAtogether.org, which listed their stories and specific needs online.

The charity is one of many set up to help U.S. troops beyond the compensation and benefits the government offers, but it's not run by a church group, a veterans association or even a military family.

Instead, it was founded by a group of Silicon Valley professionals in California.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/13/veterans.help.web.site/index.html