http://www.votevets.org News en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:44:04 -0600 info@votevets.org info@votevets.org 40 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0503 That aside, Mitt Romney just made it clear: While the President will begin to transition us out of Afghanistan, a President Mitt Romney would keep us there in an open-ended commitment. And just like I said in 2010, I'll say it now. Open-ended means decades and hundreds of thousands of troops in Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0503 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:44:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0498 CAIR and the group VoteVets.org pushed hard for a retraction of Boykin's invitation to the event due to his "Islamophobic" views. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0498 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:12:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0496 Plans for a talk at West Point by a retired general known for his harshly anti-Muslim remarks were abruptly canceled on Monday after a growing list of liberal veterans' groups, civil liberties advocates and Muslim organizations called on the Military Academy to rescind the invitation. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0496 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0502 A retired general with a history of making statements against Islam was canceled as a speaker at a West Point Military Academy prayer breakfast next month after protests from Muslim advocates and a liberal veterans group. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0502 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:41:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0497 WEST POINT, N.Y. - A retired U.S. lieutenant general who made comments denigrating Islam withdrew Monday from speaking at a West Point prayer breakfast after a veterans' advocacy group asked the Army chief of staff to rescind the invitation. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0497 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:28:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0501 WASHINGTON -- Liberal and religious freedom groups claimed victory on Monday night when Lt. Gen. William Boykin, famous for his strident anti-Muslim speeches, pulled out of a planned Feb. 8th appearance at West Point as part of the National Day of Prayer. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0501 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:46:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0499 A retired general who portrayed the U.S. fight against Muslim radicals as a battle with Satan has withdrawn from speaking to the West Point military academy after a veterans' advocacy group objected, the military academy said on Monday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0499 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:52:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0500 WASHINGTON - Retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin, whose past remarks on the Muslim faith have drawn the ire of religious tolerance advocates, on Monday canceled his scheduled appearance at a U.S. Military Academy prayer breakfast amid protests from students and faculty. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0500 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:38:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0495 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined VoteVets.org, a coalition of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, in asking the superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to retract an invitation to retired Lieutenant General William G. "Jerry" Boykin to speak at a prayer breakfast at the academy next month. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0495 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:21:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0492 A coalition of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans has asked the Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to rescind retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin's invitation to the upcoming National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 8, saying the general's history of "incendiary rhetoric" regarding Islam and Muslims is incompatible with the values of the U.S. military. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0492 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:34:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0494 WEST POINT - A group of Iraq and Afghanistan war vets has written to US Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. David Huntoon expressing their concern and displeasure with the guest speaker scheduled for the West Point National Prayer Breakfast Service on February 8. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0494 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:14:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0491 On Thursday, a veterans' group released a letter to West Point's superintendent, asking him to retract the invite for Boykin to speak at the annual prayer breakfast on Feb. 8. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0491 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:03:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0490 (Reuters) - A veterans' advocacy group urged the U.S. Military Academy on Thursday to withdraw a speech invitation to a retired general who portrayed the U.S. fight against Muslims radicals as a battle with Satan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0490 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:01:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0489 City Council member Tulsi Gabbard announced on Monday that she picked up an endorsement from the group VoteVets.org in her campaign for Congress. The group is also endorsing Tammy Duckworth, who is from Hawaii but running for Congress in Illinois. Other candidates it supports include Patrick Murphy, who is running for Pennsylvania attorney general and Brendan Mullen, a congressional candidate in Indiana. Gabbard served two tours of duty in the Middle East as a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard. "To earn the endorsement and support of my fellow veterans means more to me than any other endorsement because they know me," Gabbard said in a statement issued by her campaign. "These brave men and women are true heroes, who have served courageously and continue to serve in our military and in our community." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0489 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:27:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0493 VoteVets, a coalition of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, released a letter today, asking West Point President to rescind the invitation to Boykin. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0493 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:54:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0488 VoteVets.org, a political action committee that seeks to elect military veterans to public office, has endorsed Tulsi Gabbard in her race for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, representing rural Oahu and the neighbor islands. "To earn the endorsement and support of my fellow veterans means more to me than any other endorsement because they know who I am," Gabbard, a captain in the Army National Guard, said Monday. "They are brave men and women who really are true heroes and who know what it means to sacrifice and put their lives on the line for the people of Hawaii and our country." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0488 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:07:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0487 WASHINGTON -- While Mitt Romney's refusal so far to release his tax returns has sparked anger from the usual opposition, the decision has also raised the ire of an unexpected group: military veterans.VoteVets.org, a veterans' advocacy group, urged Romney on Wednesday to make his tax records public so that voters can see whether Romney is paying his fair share to national defense. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0487 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:28:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0486 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on the Ed Show to talk about the group's call for Mitt Romney to release his taxes. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0486 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0484 There are no words to express my disgust at the video making the rounds today, of U.S. Marines apparently urinating on the dead bodies of the Taliban. As an Iraq War veteran who works with Iraq and Afghanistan veterans every day, I can truthfully say that the Marines in the video have undermined everything that I and those who served with me tried to do. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0484 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:20:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0485 Jon Soltz, two-tour Iraq veteran appears on News Nation with Tamron Hall to talk about Michelle Obama's announcement about the latest initiative to help veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0485 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:43:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0483 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on News Nation with Tamron Hall to talk about President Obama's new defense policy. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0483 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:39:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0480 Budget battles and a stagnant economy greet America's soldiers as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0480 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:49:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0481 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to talk about Senator McCain's comments regarding the end of the Iraq War. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0481 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:57:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0482 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears on a special edition of the Ed Show, to talk about the Republican Presidential Debate, and their views on defense. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0482 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:42:00 -0600 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0479 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Dylan Ratigan to talk about the end of the Iraq War, and President Obama's speech at Ft. Bragg. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0479