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  • Romney Speaks Up for Sons' Decisions

    08/08/2007 9:38:41 AM PDT · by greyfoxx39 · 102 replies · 2,026+ views
    ABC News-AP ^ | August 8, 2006 | Staff
    BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday defended his five sons' decision not to enlist in the military, saying they're showing their support for the country by "helping me get elected." Romney, who did not serve in Vietnam due to his Mormon missionary work and a high draft lottery number, was posed the question by an anti-war activist after a speech in which he called for "a surge of support" for U.S. forces in Iraq. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, also saluted a uniformed soldier in the crowd and called for donations to military support organizations,...