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 During the three-week,
15-state National Heroes Tour, Vets for Freedom
periodically published an electronic newsletter about the tour's
progress.
With articles by the heroes, coverage of events, and
behind-the-scenes footage of the bus tour, this newsletter will
provide a firsthand look at the tour to honor the courage,
conviction and commitment of the men and women working to complete
the mission in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The last newsletter is below, with links to the archives
underneath.
Vets for Freedom's National Heroes Tour
Finishes Strong
 Tuesday,
April 18th, more than 400 US veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and
Afghanistan gathered despite rain and cold on the grounds of the
U.S. Capitol. They gathered for one purpose; to show members of
Congress and the American people that they have the resolve to win
the war and provide our troops with the support and tools they
need.
Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Lindsey
Graham (R-SC), John Cornyn (R-TX), Congressmen Jim Marshall (D-GA),
and Sam Johnson (R-TX) and several additional Senators and
Congressmen were present for the rally and received an enthusiastic
response.
Frontline Focus
McCain: Never surrender
By Amie Parnes
April 08, 2008
 John McCain, (R-Ariz.) the presumptive Republican
presidential nominee, did not disappoint. At a pit stop at the Vets
for Freedom rally outside the Capitol before appearing on the
Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain, called Army Gen. David
Petraeus "one of [America's] greatest generals."
He also thanked the veterans.
"I just wanna say what you know so well," McCain said. "No one
detests war more than a veteran. But the veteran also knows the
consequences of defeat means greater sacrifice and greater numbers
who are wounded and killed. You know better than any the
consequences of defeat."
"My friends, we will never surrender to the extremists," McCain
added.
"HOOAH!" dozens of vets yelled in
response. |
To read more, visit the Politico Website.
Vets for Freedom In the News
Op-ed by Vets for Freedom Executive Director Pete
Hegseth
Vets Sharing 'ground truth'
By Pete Hegseth
April 09, 2008
TODAY, New York City will host a handful of America's 21st century
patriots - bona fide combat heroes of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. They'll be visiting TV and talk-radio outlets and a
Bronx school - to share the facts about what they've seen.
These men and women reject the title "hero" - but in a country
that fawns over Hollywood "baby bumps" and Madison Avenue models,
they're the true heroes.
Over the last three weeks, the National Heroes Tour, sponsored by
Vets for Freedom, has crisscrossed the country - letting highly
decorated veterans tell firsthand stories to audiences large and
small. They've reached more than 20 million Americans in their
local TV and radio markets.
With only 3 percent of national media coverage focused on Iraq
today, we flanked into regional markets and found a public hungry
for "ground truth" - the facts from men and women who've seen the
reality for themselves.
 On the bus at
various times were the commander of the battalion responsible for
the hunt and capture of Saddam Hussein; a Navy SEAL, the sole
survivor of the deadliest mission for Navy special operations since
World War II; a soldier nominated for the Congressional Medal of
Honor for acts of sheer courage in the battle of Fallujah - and a
Marine sergeant who repeatedly rushed a building to save his guys,
despite being severely wounded himself.
These heroes are ambassadors of the new greatest generation of
warriors. And all understand two critically important facts: The
radical Islamic enemy we face in Iraq and Afghanistan must be
defeated - and the counter-insurgency strategy we are employing in
Iraq today has turned the tide of the war.
Their "talking points" are not political or hypothetical, but
experiential...
To read the rest of the article,
visit the NY Post website.
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