Just about a year ago, a member family of the youth soccer club in my town headed up a drive to collect unused soccer gear, especially balls, to be shipped to Iraq. I pretty much forgot about afterwards.

So today I stumble on this little article, written by a soldier stationed in Iraq, and now I can't help but wonder if the soccer ball in the story is one of ours!

Here's the money quote:

"That soccer ball found its way into the Blackhawk gunner’s hands because of the generosity of an American citizen back home. Someone who wanted to help out, who wanted to do what he could to improve things in Iraq, one person at a time. So he filled a few boxes with soccer balls, and spent the money to ship them over here for soldiers to hand out."