Veterans
Why Won't McCain Support Our Vets?
Submitted by Wes Clark on April 3, 2008 - 12:53pm.
GI Bill | John McCain | Call to Action | Military Families | Veterans
Robert Lopez served 8 years in our military, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a tank commander. He was told he'd get his whole education bill paid for when he got out of the service. Mr. Lopez has fought and sacrificed for our country but like so many others, Mr. Lopez has faced the bleak reality of a government that has turned its back on its veterans.
That is why Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel proposed the new GI Bill, which would bring back WWII-style standards of providing vets with full tuition, room and board. And that is why 51 senators have signed on, including 9 Republicans like John Warner, giving this GI Bill tremendous bi-partisan support.
But it isn't enough. Faced with unprecedented filibusters, the only way to ensure Senate passage of the GI Bill is to get 60 co-sponsors. So far, John McCain has refused. The same McCain who insists he supports our troops. The same McCain who is voting lockstep with the Bush administration (who have also resisted this bill). We need to get John McCain to do the right thing -- to sign now and signal to other Republican leaders that we should be strongly behind our vets.
Sign the petition to John McCain!
The original GI Bill transformed American history, providing education for returning soldiers. Not only was this our nation's moral duty for the unbelievable sacrifices of our World War II veterans, it helped create America's middle class and spurred decades of economic growth for our country.
Why then is John McCain silent on passing a new GI Bill for our "new greatest generation?"
Robert Lopez thinks John McCain ought to stand in his shoes to know how difficult it is to be a vet and have to pay staggering education costs. THIS is your call to arms. Pass the video along and implore your friends to sign the petition.
Click here to watch the video and sign the petition today!
WesPAC, VoteVets.org and Brave New Films feel passionately about giving our veterans the support they rightly deserve. Our government owes our troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan the opportunity to receive full educational benefits. These patriots have fought hard for our government; it's time our government started fighting hard for them.
Sincerely yours,
Wes Clark, Robert Greenwald, and Jon Soltz
Honor the Fallen this Memorial Day
Submitted by Wes Clark on May 26, 2007 - 2:29am.
Call to Action | Military Families | Veterans
On Monday, our nation will observe Memorial Day -- a day which is incredibly solemn and sacred, especially to those of us who served our nation with military service.
For one day, WesPAC and our friends at VoteVets.org and the National Security Network will put politics completely aside, and stand in solidarity with the rest of our nation to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or of another party or no party at all, we are all still Americans, and on this day, we should solely be focused on honoring those who died in service. We're also asking that people not protest at Memorial Day events; we have 364 other days to argue policy and politics, but this day belongs to the fallen and their memories.
Today, please consider making a donation to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (http://www.fallenheroesfund.org), which is dedicated to helping the families of those who died in service. The Intrepid Fund has already provided $60 million in aid to families, but can only continue to do so with your support.
Above all, take a day to learn more about someone who died in defense of America. If you're at a parade or prayer service and you see a veteran or military family member, ask him or her who they are honoring. Learn more about that hero, so their memory can endure. Too often, we talk about the fallen in terms of numbers. We forget, each of those numbers were real people, with real lives, and real families. The names on the thousands of memorials across America are more than letters etched in stone -- they are lives lost with honor. The best way we can honor those who sacrificed their lives is to ensure that the memory of who they were as human beings is never forgotten.
Please, on Memorial Day, do your part to ensure their memory lives on.
Thank you for your support of our troops and veterans.
Sincerely,
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Wes Clark
Phone Bankers Needed!
Submitted by State Action Te... on November 1, 2006 - 1:11am.
GOTV | Call to Action | Democratic politics | Election Reform | Fighting Dems | Front Page Story | State Teams | Veterans
Calling all Clarkies! We have seven days before we change the country for the better, but we need your help now, and all this next week, to do that. WesPAC needs you to volunteer some time to phone bank for the candidates listed below. We'll be adding more candidates in the days to come too. Whether you can make 10 calls or 100 calls or more - every call counts!
Please contact the state coordintors listed below each candidate, and they will get you set up to phone bank. Thank you for everything you're doing to help General Clark and WesPAC get Democrats elected on November 7th!
Calling all Clarkies! - We're looking for Volunteer Coordinators in Your State
Submitted by State Action Te... on August 10, 2006 - 12:17am.
Volunteer Coordinators | Volunteering | Call to Action | Military Families | State Teams | Veterans | Veterans & Military | Wesley Clark
Calling all Clarkies! WesPAC is actively looking for those who would like to become volunteer coordinators in their state. If you were a volunteer coordinator during the Draft and or the Clark 2004 campaign, or if you think this is something you'd like to do, please let us know by sending an email to 50 State Project Coordinators:
Kelly Flinn kellyflinn@securingamerica.com
Andrew Horne, Taking Our Country Back - Let's Send Mitch McConnell Packing!
Submitted by taters on December 25, 2007 - 12:54pm.
Veterans
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Andrew Horne (Lt.Col, USMC, Ret) is ready to take on the GOP.
It's an uphill fight, to be sure. Horne has already received key endorsements and hopefully will get
the nod from Kentucky Dems in the primaries and then take on the beast of the GOP
machine, epitomized by Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has a war chest of ten million dollars.
WesPAC's Lookin' For Some Volunteers!
Submitted by kaflinn on December 8, 2007 - 4:35pm.
2008 Election | 2008 presidential primaries | Volunteering | Wes Clark | WesPAC | Call to Action | Events | Fundraising | Hillary Clinton | Military Families | Rapid Response | Veterans | Wesley Clark

Hi Everyone,
Well - WesPAC's looking for those of you who have decided Hillary Clinton is your candidate.
Paul Rieckhoff-- "Paperback Writer"
Submitted by ms in la on May 7, 2007 - 12:05am.
Book Club | Iraq | Veterans | Veterans & Military
I received this press release from Paul Rieckhoff tonight and felt everyone here would be interested.

If you have not yet read his amazing and riveting account of his service in Iraq "Chasing Ghosts" -- this is your chance to get it -- and for only $10!
In the newly released paperback version.
The Boston Globe : "West Point Grads Exit Service at High Rate - War's Redeploy-
Submitted by kaflinn on April 11, 2007 - 3:03am.
West Point | Current Events | Democratic politics | Iran | Iraq | Middle East | Military Families | National Security | Veterans | Veterans & Military | Wesley Clark

ments Thought a Major Factor" - by Brian Bender, Globe Staff, April 11, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/04/11/west_point_grads_exit_service_at_high_rate/
WASHINGTON -- Recent graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point are choosing to leave active duty at the highest rate in more than three decades, a sign to many military specialists that repeated tours in Iraq are prematurely driving out some of the Army's top young officers.
StopIranWar.com Petition Challenge - A Few How-To's to Get You Started
Submitted by kaflinn on April 11, 2007 - 2:31am.
General Wesley Clark | Jon Soltz VoteVets.org | Petition Challenge | stopiranwar.com | Call to Action | Current Events | Fighting Dems | Iran | Middle East | Military Families | Rapid Response | Soapbox | State Teams | Veterans | Veterans & Military | Wesley Clark

Hi Everyone!
Have a few "How-To" updates for you on the StopIranWar.com Petition Challenge.
Asheville, Salisbury NC VA Facilities
Submitted by jimstaro on March 29, 2007 - 12:38pm.
Veterans
had Severe Care Issues
After inquiry, federal officials told center to stop admitting patients to its nursing home
Federal officials told the Asheville veterans hospital to stop admitting patients to its nursing home in late 2004 after investigators found serious care problems.


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