Posted on 08/08/2007 4:19:40 AM PDT by HoosierGirl25
On Capitol Hill, politicians hear only those who get loud enough to cause a ruckus on their turf. Many times, these are anti-war groups like Code Pink or 9/11 “truthers”. That’s why 40 Vets for Freedom members from across the country (with only four days notice) stormed the Hill on July 17 and refused to be silenced.
Vets for Freedom (VFF) is a group of nearly 15,000 veterans -- 7,000 of whom are Iraq and Afghanistan vets and some that are currently deployed. One of the group’s key purposes, according to news reports, is to advocate that Republican leadership not abandon the troop surge strategy in Iraq.
Five weeks ago, VFF launched a campaign called “10 Weeks to Testimony,” which counts down towards Multinational Force- Iraq Commander Gen. David Petraeus’s report on progress in September. This campaign serves to “lead the charge to support General Petraeus and stop anti-war radicals and politicians on Capitol Hill from undermining the troops -- and their mission -- for the sake of short-term political gain,” according to the web site.
Army Sergeant Robert White of the Oklahoma National Guard 180th infantry, stumbled onto the VFF website while he was deployed in Afghanistan. Upon returning to the US in May, he decided he wanted to be more involved. He said he was “thoroughly unimpressed” by other veteran organizations and tapped into VFF in “support of the war.” Though other organizations provide significant benefits, White isn’t concerned with those.
“I’m not here for college money or medical care or a pension,” White said in a phone interview. “I signed up to serve. This is the place to do it. We are at war and this is what you do.”
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I bet these guys have more actual members than Code Stink.
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Say, HoosierGirl, do you happen to live in Indiana?
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