Wetzelbill
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:42 PM
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Rachel Maddow interviews Iraq veteran Paul Rieckhoff on Obama's proposed troop draw down |
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Edited on Fri Feb-27-09 12:44 PM by Wetzelbill
Paul is the founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which is a very useful source of information on veteran's issues as well. -WB The website: http://iava.org/
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Fri Feb-27-09 02:52 PM
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Fri Feb-27-09 02:59 PM
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2. well hell don't leave it at that |
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Edited on Fri Feb-27-09 03:00 PM by Wetzelbill
tell the story, man! :)
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Fri Feb-27-09 04:09 PM
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4. he went to College with a friend of the family |
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I interned his IAVA for a summer
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Fri Feb-27-09 03:04 PM
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3. Lt Reickhoff came home pissed that his troops were treated poorly and then hung out to dry |
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and he is doing something about it. IAVA(formerly operation truth) spearheaded the push to get the new GI BIll passed. They are disappointingly non-partisan -never went after Bush as much as I'd like, but that kept their credibility real.
One of his board, Abbie Pickett - served with her out on the fringe. She was a refueler and CLS. good troop. Females like her, go read her story, extinguish the "girls cant fight" argument.
This is an organization that I urge all of you to support.
SGT PASTO
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Fri Feb-27-09 04:56 PM
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5. I've been a big fan of Paul and IAVA for years now |
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Great source of info. I know people who have served in Iraq, most prominently my cousin and now he just left for Afghanistan. I try to stay up on vets issue as much as possible.
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