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Chris Carney (PA-10): A Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Chris has received several medals honoring his service in multiple tours overseas. He was activated for operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle. From late 2003 to August 2004, Chris served as the Special Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, focusing on the integration of intelligence in the effort to destroy international terrorist networks. In the last year, Chris served as a Special Consultant on Terrorism and Intelligence Issues to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
http://www.carneyforcongress.com/ Tim Dunn (NC-08): Colonel Tim Dunn has served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves since 1994. He recently returned from Iraq and his posting with the Regime Crimes Liaison Office, where he helped build the case against Saddam Hussein. In 1995, Dunn established his own law firm, which concentrates in criminal and military law. The mission in Iraq will need expertise and experience to see it through to the best possible conclusion, and Tim Dunn can bring a strong dose of both to the "People's House."
http://dunnforcongress.com/ Joe Sulzer (OH-18): Joe Sulzer is an Army veteran who volunteered to serve during the Vietnam War from August 1967 to August 1968. He was in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. He has since come back to serve on the city council and later as mayor in Chillicothe, Ohio, as well as a serving as a state representative. He is now taking on the scandal-plagued Republican Bob Ney in his heavily Republican district.
http://www.joesulzer.com/ Patrick Murphy (PA-08): Murphy is a young attorney who served in Iraq and was awarded the Bronze Star in February 2004. In Iraq, Captain Murphy advised on offensive operations, initiated reconstruction efforts within the justice system, trained the new Iraqi Civil Defense Corps on the rules of engagement and was instrumental in the prosecution of Sheik Moyad, a radical lieutenant of Muqtada Sadr. At a time when even journalists are having trouble getting the real facts about the war in Iraq, Murphy's knowledge is invaluable.
http://www.murphy06.com/index2.html Eric Massa (NY-29): After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, Massa was commissioned as a Naval Officer and went on to spend a total of 24 years on active duty. He served in Desert Storm, and later as Special Assistant to General Wes Clark, in Panama and then when he became Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces. Massa left a position on the staff of the House Armed Services Committee, where he spoke his mind on behalf of the troops, to join the presidential campaign of his former boss Wesley Clark.
http://www.massaforcongress.com/ Andrew Duck (MD-06): Duck's distinguished military career has found him as a Platoon Leader of the Joint STARS Platoon in Bosnia, Chief of a Counter-Intelligence Operations Cell, a Commander, and later an Intelligence Liaison Officer and Intelligence Staff Officer in Iraq. Duck is a native of Maryland, one of seventeen children, and has ample business and community experience supplementing his military background.
http://duckforcongress.org/ Bryan Lentz (PA-07): In Iraq, Lentz commanded a civil affairs unit responsible for reconstruction in Mosul, following unique and extensive experience in international reconstruction projects with MFO and NATO peacekeeping missions in the Sinai Peninsula and Bosnia. A decorated veteran, he has received the War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Bronze Star amongst other commendations.
http://www.lentzforcongress.com/ Steve Filson (CA-11): Steve Filson joined the Navy in 1970 and became an Aircraft Carrier Jet pilot. He served his country faithfully and diligently for more than 20 years before retiring from the Navy in 1994. During his service, Filson served aboard the aircraft carriers USS Hancock and USS Ranger, and then continued his military career in the Naval Reserves at Alameda, California.
http://www.filsonforcongress.com/ Tim Walz (MN-01): Command Sergeant Major Walz retired from the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion in the spring of 2005 after 24 years in the Army National Guard. After he was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities, Walz served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
http://www.timwalz.org/ Jay Fawcett (CO-5): At seventeen, Jay joined the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as a Cadet with the class of 1977. Upon graduation he went to Navigator training and was selected as a Weapon Systems Officer in the F4 Phantom, serving in fighter squadrons in Korea and Spain. He became Air Liaison Officer for the First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, and was deployed into military action in the first Gulf War. Major Fawcett was awarded a Bronze Star for his actions in Desert Shield and the initial helicopter assault into Iraq during Desert Storm.
http://www.fawcett4congress.com/ Mike Weaver (KY-03): Growing up on values he has summed up as "Family, Faith, and Farm Work," Weaver joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He served on a Destroyer Escort for three and a half years as an electronics technician. After marrying his wife, he spent four years in the Army, including a tour in Korea. Weaver has already given Kentucky much to be proud of, but as a Member of Congress would give even more.
http://www.mike-weaver.org/ David Harris (TX-06): Harris enlisted in the Army in 1992 and served in the infantry, receiving his commission as an Infantry Officer after attending Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA in 1994. He was mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and was deployed to Iraq in February, 2003, spending the next 14 months there as a Logistics Officer. He is now an Assistant Professor of Military Science and Training Officer for the Department of Military Science at the University of Texas at Arlington, and is taking on "Smoky" Joe Barton.
http://followmetodc.com/ Russ Warner (CA-26): Official announcement made tonight -- Veteran's Day with an introductory speech by Wes Clark Jr., on Veteran's day because Russ decided to run based on his son's urging him. His son being the Iraq vet (Gregg) who just returned from a 17 month tour and told his Dad he HAD to do something to correct this mess we're in.
If you don't know, the 26th is the seat of Herr David Dreier.
David Ashe, Virginia 2nd Following an internship for a U.S. Senator, David secured a position with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as part of the marketing staff and later a policy analyst. In Fall of 1994, David entered District of Columbia School of Law. During a break from law school, David completed U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in 1996 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He then finished his third year of law and passed the Virginia Bar exam two months after graduation.
https://host.webnethosting.net/davidasheforcongress.com/ and Last but not least!
Paul Hackett is running for the Senate in Ohio. He did amazingly well in the very red OH2 district in the recent special election. I think he’s got what it takes to trounce Mike DeWine and set in motion (hopefully) the turning of Ohio blue.
http://www.hackettforohio.com/ Donate to a Democrat Veteran today......Every little bit helps us all in a long run!!
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