From Eric Dondero:

Pin-up Gal Gina Elise was interviewed by both Stars & Stripes and the American Legion magazine last month.

From American Legion Troop Support website:

Since 2007, Gina Elise has raised tens of thousands of dollars for military and VA hospitals in the western United States through sales of her "pinup girl" calendars, posters and T-shirts. She's generated $5,000 for the VA medical center in Loma Linda, Calif.; $15,000 for the naval hospital in San Diego; and $15,000 for the VA medical center in Portland, Ore.

With a background in theater and a nostalgic appreciation for Betty Grable and other World War II-era pinup girls, Elise decided the best way she could raise funds for wounded warriors was by hearkening back to the days of Grable, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman and Jane Greer - and becoming a 21st-century pinup girl, herself. American Legion Post 360 in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., sponsored her efforts and soon she was off and posing.

But in the new politically correct era does Gina Elise still gain support for her efforts?

Continuing from AL:

Q: Do you ever hear that what you're doing is somehow inappropriate or politically incorrect?

A: I can honestly tell you that I can count on one hand the number of negative letters I've gotten compared to thousands of e-mails that support my project. People see this project as a really fun cause they can support. So many wives and girlfriends support my project, too.

It's a very tasteful calendar, really. Bathing suits and fun costumes. It's nothing too provocative.

I have so many amazing e-mails from veterans and from our troops serving overseas, thanking me for what I'm doing.

It's a unique project, and maybe some people are a little bit shocked that someone in my age group is doing this.

Read the full interview at American Legion.

To support Gina's efforts with a contribution, to purchase a calendar or to view her entire Photo Gallery visit PinupsforVets.com

Editor's Note - Proud US Navy Veteran and current Member of both American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).