Cher Stumps For Safer Helmets On US Troops...

Cher has donated $131000 to upgrade helmets for US troops.



Associated Press June 21, 2006 at 05:21 PM
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Cher, who opposes the war in Iraq but supports the troops, says using her celebrity to promote effective helmets for U.S. soldiers is rewarding -- and "the right thing to do."

"To be able to use your celebrity for something that you really think is worthwhile is so rewarding," the 60-year-old singer-actress says in an interview that was to air Wednesday night on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" (10 p.m. EDT).

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