When a Loved One is Deployed, the Whole Family Goes to War

Blue Star Family for Obama Event-
When a Loved One is Deployed, the Whole Family Goes to War (Meeting)
An Invitation A Blue Star Family for Obama Event When a Loved One is Deployed, the Whole Family Goes to War Monday
9/22/08 - 7:00 P.M. Marlton, NJ
The Bush/McCain Iraq/Afghanistan Wars are often described as wars that have required "sacrifice by a few."
Vets for Obama, military families for Obama and Obama supporters who care about what is happening to vets and military families, please join us. RSVP - 856.952.4865 or DebbieIngraham@gmail.com.
Hosted by a Blue Star for Obama military mom and sister - 3rd deployment.

Deployed Military Personnel Donated 6 Times More to the Obama Campaign than to the McCain Campaign. Who's Looking Out for U.S. Veterans? The Former POW or The Community Organizer?

21st Century GI Bill - Obama supported and voted for the bill. McCain did not support. Publicly said he opposed the measure because the benefits would "encourage more people to leave the military."

Increase Funding for Veteran's Health Care - Obama co-sponsored bill to provide an additional $1.5 billion for veterans' medical care (Time, 2/20/06).

McCain voted to cut, eliminate, or gut veterans' health care funding at least 29 times since 1990.

Improve Military Health Facilities - Obama sponsored the Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act to improve the quality of care at military hospitals like Walter Reed. (Reuters, 2/20/07).

McCain voted against establishing a $1 billion trust fund to improve military health facilities, like the Walter Reed Hospital (S.Amdt. 2735 to S.Amdt 2707 to H.R. 4297, Vote 7, 2/2/06)

Provide Better Counseling Services for Veterans with Mental Disorders - Obama proposes more mental health professionals, improved screening, fairer system to set Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) benefits and established standards of care for traumatic brain injuries (www.barackobama.com)

McCain voted against an amendment to appropriate $500 million annually from 2006-2010 for counseling, mental health and rehabilitation services for veterans diagnosed with mental illness, PTSD or substance abuse. (S. 2020, S.Amdt. 2634, Vote 343, 11/17/05)

Served on Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Obama requested to be assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee. McCain never served on Veterans' Affairs Committee in his 26 years in Senate.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/meeting/gsxvfj

This last part is the most telling of all. Think about that glowing fact! McCain just counted on the veterans voting for him because he's one of them but he never deserved their trust and they are finally starting to see they should have been a lot more important to McCain considering he is one of them.