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Six chairmen and CEOs of major companies discuss trends in corporate philanthropy in a roundtable discussion organized by Contribute magazine. Read the transcript. Full story

Charity Begins at War

Part 1
From executive suite to slums of Baghdad
Tom’s journal: Called back to Army — ‘no joke’
Part 2
Training turns into ‘hurry up and wait’
Tom’s journal: Preparing for ‘very dangerous job’
Part 3
Venturing ‘outside the wire’ in Baghdad
Tom’s journal: ‘ThunderCat6’ gets his bearings
Part 4
In the end, it all comes back to garbage
Tom’s journal: 'I was minding my own business'
Part 5
Officer’s philanthropic spirit survives
Tom’s journal: Charitable work continues
Update, reader reaction
And NBC Nightly News profiles Tom's work

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Music with heart

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