[Open letter to veterans signed by twenty-one Medal of Honor recipients]
Dear fellow veterans:
We have listened to Senator Kerry falsely attack President Bush for months over funding for veterans, and it's time to set the record straight (www.GeorgeWBush.com/Veterans/). The truth is President Bush has led the way on improving veterans' benefits, supporting our troops and restoring honor and dignity to the White House.
Since 2001, President Bush has increased veterans funding by over $20 billion, and funding for veterans' health care has increased by 40 percent since he took office. Funding for veterans has gone up twice as fast under President Bush as it did under President Clinton, and those who accuse the President of cutting funding are simply not being honest with veterans.
Meanwhile, John Kerry voted against a $1.3 billion increase in veterans health care, skipped votes on concurrent receipt and voted against funding for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. And while he talks a good game, Kerry's record shows he is out of the mainstream. The American Flag symbolizes our ideals, our history and our values. President Bush shares this belief and supports a Constitutional Amendment banning desecration of the Flag. John Kerry believes this is "an attack on free speech."
We are disturbed that John Kerry would try to scare veterans with his false accusations, and we are disappointed in his lack of support for today's troops. Please join us in setting the record straight (www.GeorgeWBush.com/Veterans/) and showing your support for President Bush -- a leader who has proven his support for those who have served, backs our troops defending our nation and shares our values.
Sincerely,
John Baker, Jr.
Medal of Honor Recipient
General Pat Brady, USA (Ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
Robert Bush
Medal of Honor Recipient
David C. Dolby
Medal of Honor Recipient
Walter Ehlers
Medal of Honor Recipient
James Fleming
Medal of Honor Recipient
Rodolfo "Rudy" Hernandez
Medal of Honor Recipient
Thomas J. Hudner
Medal of Honor Recipient
Robert R. Ingram
Medal of Honor Recipient
Arthur Jackson
Medal of Honor Recipient
George Charles Lang
Medal of Honor Recipient
Major General James Livingston, USMC (Ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
David McNerney
Medal of Honor Recipient
Ola "Lee" Mize
Medal of Honor Recipient
Robert Modrzejewski
Medal of Honor Recipient
Robert O'Malley
Medal of Honor Recipient
Richard A. Pittman
Medal of Honor Recipient
James Taylor
Medal of Honor Recipient
Michael Thornton
Medal of Honor Recipient
Gary Wetzel
Medal of Honor Recipient
Paul Wiedorfer
Medal of Honor Recipient
*The signatures on this letter of Medal of Honor recipients does not denote the support or endorsement of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
posted on July 26, 2004 09:22:06 PM new
Gee, Do you think that they have any experience or wisdom? Do you think they represent the MEN in this country? Do you think they are willing to back their words with ACTION? I think we need input from the whiners that haven't spent day one defending our nation or TRADITIONAL values.
