What's It All About, Burt?

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What The World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love and a bit more Cher. Bacharach to the Future:

I want to salute Cher, who has all my respect and my love for not only what she has done, but the way she has done it. Her campaign for "Operation Helmet" - done quietly and putting the cause, not herself, out front - is great. She has chosen this issue of trying to eliminate any more of the head and brain injuries our military in Iraq sustains by explosive devices because their helmets aren't good enough to protect them. "Operation Helmet" is a non-profit public service organization that provides our troops with upgrade kits to make their helmets safer.

Go here to read more about what Burt has to say about Cher and the state of this weary world at HuffingtonPost.

Maybe she can't turn back time, but Cher can help turn back some of the unnecessary pain and suffering.

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