Posted on 11/12/2007 9:18:52 PM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced the Romney for President National Veterans Coalition made up of retired service members from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As part of this national coalition, each member will serve as a surrogate to their local veterans' communities for Governor Romney's message of change in Washington.
"Every American is grateful for the very extraordinary acts our veterans have performed so that we may continue to enjoy freedom at home. I am proud that so many of these men and women have joined our effort to change Washington by organizing grassroots support for our campaign across the country," said Governor Romney.
In Massachusetts, Governor Romney worked with members of both political parties to expand benefits for veterans and members of the National Guard. In Washington, he will do the same. Party identification does not matter when it comes to helping and supporting our nation's veterans.
Members Of The Romney For President National Veterans Coalition:
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Governor Mitt Romney On Veterans Day
Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on Veterans Day:
“Today, we honor the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces. Every American is grateful for the very extraordinary acts these men and women have performed so that we may continue to enjoy freedom and liberty at home.
“On this day, we also must recommit ourselves to honoring their service when they return home. Every wounded veteran, fallen soldier and grieving family paid the price for our freedom and our security. All they require is the care they and their families need. We are indebted to them for their service and that debt needs to be paid without delay or inefficiency.
“In Massachusetts, Republicans and Democrats were able to work together to expand benefits for our state’s veterans. In Washington, we must do the same. This is one issue where party identification does not matter. Our men and women are serving in far away places, and they should always be confident that their government stands behind them. On this Veterans Day, let us make a commitment to our military men and women, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, and mothers and fathers truly worthy of the 21st century.”
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After all he thinks working for him is the same as fighting for your country!
No, he has a governor, a state senator and a few reps along with many other qualified men.
Members Of The Romney For President National Veterans Coalition:
- State Senator Jason Allen, Traverse City, MI
- David Amblo, Lunenburg, MA
- Charles Anderson, Tolland, CT
- Paul Avella, Littleton, MA
- Les Axdahl, Maplewood, MN
- Former Governor Tim Babcock, MT
- Scott Bailey, Milbrae, CA
- Carey Baker, Eustis, FL
- Seth Benge, Red Lion, PA
- George Benson, Gloucester, MA
- John Bohy, Bellevue, IA
- Darren Bollinger, Bernville, PA
- Gerald J. Bowen, Bossier City, LA
- Garrett Brenton, East Weymouth, MA
- Michael Brett, Kailua, HI
- Len Brown, Quarryville, PA
- Dale Brown, Brookfield, VT
- Elmo Kay Bundy, Carlin, NV
- Bob Burns, Chelmsford, MA
- William J. Cabaniss, AL
- Adam Cady, Manchester, CT
- Jennifer Carroll, Green Cove Springs, FL
- Richard Castello, Yorktown Heights, NY
- Norm Castor, Spring City, PA
- Paul Cincotta, Methuen, MA
- Christopher Combs, Midland, TX
- Thomas Coolberth, Leominster, MA
- Chris Coutu, Norwich, CT
- Don Cox, Trenton, NJ
- Mary Lee Crone, Vienna, WV
- Representative David Day, Dixon, MO
- Chip Deihl, FL
- Charles DeVito, West Islip, NY
- Bob Dudley, Windham, ME
- Steven Dudley, Bath, ME
- Henry Eldridge, Jr., Fort Mill, SC
- Joni Ernst, Red Oak, IA
- William Farrar, Caldwell, NJ
- Michael Fedorchak, Bismark, ND
- Sean Fellows, Henderson, NV
- Joe Fleuette, Bellingham, MA
- Dr. Alvin Florey, Warren, NJ
- Representative David Floyd, Bardstown, KY
- Elizabeth Franks, Athens, AL
- Gerald Friedman, Great Cacapon, WV
- Lesley J. Friedman, Great Cacapon, WV
- Bill Gabler, Hebron, NH
- Ralph Garafola, Warren, NJ
- George Gottlieb, Barrington Hills, IL
- Jeff Groom, Indianapolis, IN
- Richard, Hardesty, Middletown, PA
- Jeff Hardin, Loveland, OH
- Trevor Hassel, Reno, NV
- Robert W. Hastings, Kamuela, HI
- Darren Hatch, Portland, OR
- Michael C. Helmantoler, Foster City, CA
- Brett Hencley, Dover, DE
- Brent Hibbard, Waukesha, WI
- Marc Hildenbrand, Denton, TX
- Brent Hoffman, Sioux City, IA
- Enrique O. Huerta, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA
- Kyle Hybl, Colorado Springs, CO
- Donald Ingold, New Martinsville, WV
- Joseph Ingold, New Martinsville, WV
- Grant Ipsen, Meridan, ID
- Jack Jackson, Wildwood, MO
- Chris Jensen, Martinsburg, WV
- Jody Johnson, Fall River, MA
- Mark Johnson, Belmont, MA
- James A. Johnson, Montpelier, VT
- Alfred Jones, Meridian, MS
- Daniel G. Keating, Tulsa, OK
- David Kirrane, Chestnut Hill, MA
- John Klekotka, Gales Ferry, CT
- Jason Leverette, Mobile, AL
- Charles Lollar, Landover, MD
- Joseph Magnolo, Monroe, NJ
- Charley Mahedy, Avenel, NJ
- Kevin Manley, Pacifica, CA
- Chad Manuele, Pittsburgh, PA
- Doug Marr, Woodstock, PA
- Arthur Mason, Chevy Chase, MD
- Dan Maurer, Garrett, IN
- Jerry Lynn Mays, Martinsburg, WV
- Chuck McCarthy, Dunstable, MA
- Louis W. McHardy, Baton Rouge, LA
- Dan Meyers, Rio Rancho, NM
- Lloyd Mietzner, Bloomfield, IA
- Thomas R. Mikolajcik, Mt. Pleasant, SC
- Mike Moffett, Concord, NH
- State Representative Tim Moore, Elizabethtown, KY
- Kent Morgan, Indianapolis, IN
- Roberto Bevan Mortensen, Albuquerque, NM
- James Moss, Knoxville, TN
- Darryl Murphy, Norristown, PA
- Chris Nelson, Anchorage, AK
- Bill Nesbitt, St. Clair, MI
- David Nimmo, Elmira, NY
- Jim Ogonowski, MA
- Michael O’Neill, Boston, MA
- Richard O’Neill, East Weymouth, MA
- William Ostrander, Utica, NY
- Garry Pagon, Snohomish, WA
- Janet Paquin, Sanford, ME
- Stuart Peay, American Fork, UT
- Jeff Perry, MA
- Delbert Peterson, Hayti, SD
- Oscar Poole, Ellijay, GA
- Lawrence Porter, W. Lafayette, IN
- Andrea Raiter, Milford, MA
- Deacon Vincent Riccioardi, Manchester Township, NJ
- John D. Richardson, Washington, DC
- Jackie Savignano, North Attleboro, MA
- Walt Schild, Mesa, AZ
- James Scott, Wakefield, MA
- Bob Shirilla, Colorado Springs, CO
- David Shorr, Charleston, WV
- Howard Shurtz, Hillsboro, CA
- Lynnell Smith, Doylestown, PA
- Phillip Smith, Portsmouth, RI
- Steve Spindell, Henderson, NV
- Gordon Stafford, Amarillo, TX
- Jack Stansbery, Littleton, CO
- Johnny Terrell, Jonesboro, AR
- Larry Thomann, Clinton, MA
- Lawrence Tinkham, Old Orchard Beach, ME
- Jesse Torres, Hillsborough, NC
- Ronnie Turner, Tulsa, OK
- Michael Valdez, New Paltz, NY
- David Vaughan, Lander, WY
- Douglas Randolph Vineyard, Shawnee, KS
- William Vowell, Beachwood, NJ
- Christopher Wakim, Wheeling, WV
- Paul Walker, Greenville, RI
- Jerry Wall, Omaha, NE
- Earl Walters, Pawcatuck, CT
- Claudius “Bud” Watts, III, Charleston, SC
- Ron Webb, Niceville, FL
- Rob Weckesser, East Walpole, MA
- Thomas J. Weissmiller, San Mateo, CA
- Representative Paul Wesselhoft, Moore, OK
- Jerry Lynn Windel, Armore, OK
- Ronald Winter, Old Fields, WV
- Charles Work, Waterbury, CT
- Don Young, Oregon City, OR
- John Zielinski, Westfield, MA
Is Romney a veteran?
Aside from Klinton , Romney is the most knee-jerk panderer that I have ever witnessed.
The only issue that he won’t pander on is the Second Amendment . It appears that he supports further gun controls and an extension of the Klinton gun ban - AWB-2 .
So says the man who never served a day in his life. Ditto for his five sons...never served a day in their lives.
Exactly why he'll never get my vote. If there is one issue I won't compromise on it's the Second Amendment. Molon Labe.
Scary, and to think I actually supported Romney at one point - everybody please forgive me ....
Amen to that ! That’s where he totally lost my support and he hasn’t even made an attempt to reach out on that issue .
I think he served as some sort of Missionary in France or some such thing during Nam.
He had a high draft number (300) for Vietnam and the war ended before he was called. He said on Hannity they got as far as 198.
Lack of service isn't a disqualifier, but it certainly doesn't help that so few of our politicians cared enough when it really counted.
Yes , it was a very dangerous mission cruising through the Bordeaux region ...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070701/ai_n19342537/pg_8
As best as I can tell no Romney male has ever served in the U.S. military. Romney did long to serve in Vietnam but I guess he just couldn’t pull off the enlisting thing.
Romney: “I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there and in some ways it was frustrating not to feel like I was there as part of the troops that were fighting in Vietnam.”
McCain is the only top tier veteran. After that it’s Hunter, Paul and I’m not sure about Tancredo or the others.
“He had a high draft number (300) for Vietnam and the war ended before he was called.”
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/romney/articles/part1_side_2/
“Mormon church obtained Vietnam draft deferrals for Romney, other missionaries”
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