Prominent Veterans Endorse Hillary Clinton

[Alamom]

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Hillary Clinton: Prominent Veterans Endorse Hillary Clinton
Mon, 11/12/2007


11/11/2007 -- The Clinton campaign today announced the addition of 36 new national co-chairs to its Veterans and Military Retirees for Hillary Committee. Newly endorsing members of the committee include Lt. General Joseph Ballard, Lt. General Robert Gard, Lt. General Don Kerrick, Major General Paul Eaton, and Major General Robert Scales.

They join more that 1,200 veterans and military retirees have joined Senator Clinton's national and state veterans' steering committees. Hillary Clinton made the announcement at an event honoring veterans in Waterloo, Iowa, where she was accompanied by Major General Eaton. The campaign also unveiled a new video featuring a cross-generation of veterans discussing their support of Hillary Clinton for President.

Clinton has a long history of working on issues important to active duty and retired military personnel. As First Lady, she helped call attention to Gulf War Syndrome. As a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hillary has championed legislation to improve the lives of our veterans and their families. She worked to provide access to TRICARE for National Guard and Reserve members. She authored the Heroes at Home Act that will begin to help service members struggling with post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. She worked with others in the Senate to pass legislation to increase the military survivor benefit from $12,000 to $100,000. She represents bases such as Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division, West Point, Watervliet Arsenal, Fort Hamilton, the Rome Air Force Research Laboratory, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and four other Air National Guard bases. She is also the only Senator to serve on the Joint Forces Command Transformation Advisory Group.

New National Co-Chairs are:
General Wesley Clark, Ret.
Four Star General
Supreme Allied Commander, NATO

Lt. General Joseph Ballard, Ret.
Three Star General
Chief of Engineers and Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. General Robert Gard, Ret.
Three Star General
President Emeritus of the Monterey Institute for International Studies.

Lt. General Donald Kerrick, Ret.
Three Star General
Deputy National Security Advisor
Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Lt. General Frederick Vollrath, Ret.
Three Star General
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters Department of the Army

Major General Roger Blunt, Ret.
Two Star General
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Last Command: 97th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM), Ft. Meade Chairman, President, & CEO of Blunt Enterprises, LLC

Major General Edward L. Correa Jr., Ret.
Two Star General
Adjutant General of Hawaii

Major General Paul Eaton, Ret.
Two Star General
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, Commanding General
Rear Admiral Connie Mariano, MD, Ret.
Two Star Rear Admiral
Navy White House Physician for three Presidents

Major General Paul D. Monroe, Jr., Ret.
Two Star General
Adjutant General California National Guard

Major General Robert Scales, Ret.
Two Star General
President and CEO of Walden University
Commandant of the United States Army War College

Rear Admiral Alan Steinman, M.D., Ret.
Two Star Coast Guard Admiral
Past Director of Health and Safety of the Coast Guard

Rear Admiral David Stone, Ret.
One Star Rear Admiral
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration President & CEO, Alacrity Homeland Group

Brigadier General Michael Dunn, Ret.
One Star General
Clinical leader of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Interoperability Project. Commanded the Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington, DC

Brigadier General Belisario Flores, Ret.
Assistant Adjutant General, Texas Air National Guard

Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote, Ret.
One Star General

Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr, Ret.

One Star General
Commanding General, Northern Area Command, California National Guard

Brigadier General Virgil Richard, Ret.
One Star General
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal

Brigadier General Preston Taylor, Ret.
One Star General
Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training

Brigadier General Dr. Jack Yeager, Ret.
One Star General
Assistant Adjutant General of West Virginia

Honorable Anthony Brown
Veteran, Maryland Lt. Governor
Past member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Served with distinction in Baghdad, Fallujah, Kirkuk and Basra, Iraq.

Honorable Harold Naughton
Massachusetts State House Representative
Veteran, US Army Reserves, JAG, 8 months in Multinational Force Iraq

Honorable Steven Hobbs
Washington State Senator
Veteran, Tours of duty in Iraq and Kosovo with the US Army and Army National Guard

Mr. Roscoe Brown
Veteran, Tuskegee Airman, WWII

Honorable Louis Caldera
Veteran, Secretary of the Army
President of University of New Mexico

Honorable Edward Chow, Jr.
Veteran, Past Vice President of Vietnam Veterans of America
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Veterans Administration

Honorable Jimmy Dean
Veteran, Past National Commander of the American Legion

Honorable Ron Dellums
Mayor of Oakland, CA
Former Chair of the House Armed Services Committee

Honorable Herschel Gober
Veteran, Acting Secretary & Deputy Secretary, Veterans Affairs

Honorable Steven Honigman
Veteran, Navy Retired, Former Naval General Counsel (Iraq)

Mr. Thomas Keefe
Veteran, President of The Keefe Group
Nationally known Veterans Advocate

Honorable Robert Jones
Veteran, Deputy Secretary of Defense for POW/MIA Affairs

Mr. Maceo May
Board member, Swords to Ploughshares *For identification purposes only

Honorable Robert Perreault
Director, Medical Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Joseph "Jake" Simmons IV
Veteran, Commander, White House Communications Agency

Honorable Todd Weiler
Veteran, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

They Join Current National Co-Chairs:

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye
Veteran, World War II Combat Veteran, Recipient: Medal of Honor

U.S. Congressman Charlie Rangel
Veteran, US Army, 1948-52

U.S. Congressman Joe Sestak
Veteran, Retired US Navy Admiral
Commanded Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, Afghanistan

U.S. Congressman Ed Towns
Veteran, US Army, 1956-58

U.S. Congressman Jose Serrano
Veteran, US Army, 1964-66

U.S. Congressman Maurice Hinchey
Veteran, US Navy 1956-59

Honorable Togo West
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of the Army
North Carolina Native

Lt. General Claudia Kennedy, Ret.
Three Star General
First Woman in the U.S. Army to Hold a Three Star Rank
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

General George Buskirk, Ret.
Adjutant General, Indiana Army and Air National Guard

Honorable Eleanor Glynn Kjellman
New Hampshire State House Representative
Veteran, US Air Force Officer
Son served in Iraq

Mr. Joe Wynn
Veteran, US Air Force, Viet Nam
Leader of the National Association of Black Veterans
President, Vets Group

Mr. Bill White
President, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
Nationally Known Veterans Advocate

[Froward69]

1. Simply,

http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/denver/sprengelmeyer/JJ%20BIDEN%20signs.html

[Alamom]

2. Thanks,

for the kick. :)

[Cameron27]

3. Impressive list of endorsements

[emilyg]

4. Yes.