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.

Blue Star Families for Obama forms

Military families support Obama
By LAURA DEMPSEY
GUEST COLUMNIST

Veterans and military families received a lot of praise and attention at the recent Democratic National Convention, and for good reason.

After six years of war on two different fronts, perhaps no group of citizens is more directly affected by the decisions and judgment of this administration. Soldiers and Marines in core infantry units are in their second or third deployments, with others heading out for their fourth, fifth or sixth. Our military families are increasingly suffering from their own combat stress, having borne the burden of current conflicts with little shared sacrifice or attention.

There was another reason for the convention's emphasis on military families, though, that should not escape anybody's attention. Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, recognize that a smart, modern defense strategy includes a plan for taking care of the all-volunteer force that executes it. That's why when you hear the Obamas discuss the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, you are just as likely to hear talk of the Veterans Administration and military families as you are likely to hear them discuss troop movements and vehicle armor.

This is why we founded Blue Star Families for Obama. We are "Pro-Military, Pro-Obama" because we believe that a strong national defense is vital to a healthy democracy. We honor Sen. John McCain's service to his country. But we believe Obama is the candidate who will best protect the health and strength of the country's military families in these challenging times. This includes the 65,615 active duty, reservists and national guard members who live with their families in Washington.
go here for more
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/378794_bluestar12.html

McCain is a veteran but he keeps voting against them and their families. We noticed.

Stuart Steinberg: McCain Consistently Works Against Veterans' Best ..

.By Stuart Steinberg(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com) In the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, the average score of the eight Republicans on the Committee in 2005 was a lowly 40.7, while the five Democrats' and the one Independent's average was 92.