An official letter of endorsement for Bush

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To Interested Parties:

There is nothing more important than supporting troops at war. We understand that because we have commanded Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. We know that President Bush understands this obligation to the men and women of our armed forces. He increased pay and military funding prior to September 11th and has given our troops the support they need in the War on Terror.

In contrast, Senator Kerry has a record of votes against military spending. In his first Senate race at the height of the Cold War, Senator Kerry advocated a comprehensive reduction in our armed forces, and his record since has reflected that priority.

Senator Kerry has repeatedly voted against military spending and support for troops, but no vote was as egregious as his vote against the troops currently fighting in the War on Terror. In October of 2003, after voting to send troops to war, Senator Kerry was given a chance to vote to support our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq with supplies like body armor and ammunition. He voted no.

Just weeks earlier, Senator Kerry said that a no vote on the funding would be "irresponsible" and would amount to a vote to "abandon our troops." And yet, that is exactly what Senator Kerry did.

We now know from Senator Biden and from Senator Kerry's own staff that this vote against the troops was cast out of political expediency as a way to stall the momentum of Governor Dean. Senator Kerry voted against troops in combat for his own political benefit.

A candidate who sends troops into harm's way and then denies them the supplies they need to do the job cannot lead our nation in the War on Terror.

Sincerely,

Rear Adm. John Adams

Rear Adm. Donald S. Albright, Jr.

Lt. Gen. Teddy Allen

Brig. Gen. Dwayne Alons

Lt. Gen. Charles Bagnal

Brig. Gen. John Bahnsen

Rear Adm. Stephen Baker

Maj. Gen. John Barry

Rear Adm. Timothy Beard

Rear Adm. Frances Buckley

Brig. Gen. Richard Bundy

Brig. Gen. Carl Butterworth

Rear Adm. Joseph Callo, Jr.

Vice Adm. Kent Carroll

Brig. Gen. Robert Chadwick

Vice Adm. Edward Clexton, Jr.

Lt. Gen. ! John Conaway

Maj. Gen. Boyd Cook

Lt. Gen. Charles Cooper

Rear Adm. Frank Corley

Rear Adm. Michael Coyle

Maj. Gen. John D'Araujo, Jr.

Gen. John Davis

Vice Adm. George Davis VI

Gen. John Deane, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Gene Deegan

Rear Adm. Jeremiah Denton, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Neil Eddins

Rear Adm. Ernest Elliot

Rear Adm. Paul Engel

Maj. Gen. Merrill Evans

Rear Adm. Edward Feightner

Rear Adm. Kenneth Fisher

Maj. Gen. John France

Maj. Gen. Joseph Franklin

Rear Adm. J. Cameron Fraser, Jr.

Rear Adm. Ala n Gemmill

Lt Gen William Ginn, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Harold Glasgow

Maj. Gen. Richard Goddard

Rear Adm. Fred Golove

Rear Adm. William Gureck

Rear Adm. Wallace Guthrie

Rear Adm. Frank Haak

Lt. Gen. Robert Hails

Maj. Gen. Jack Hancock

Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin

Rear Adm. Whitney Hansen

Vice Adm. Peter Hekman, Jr.

Rear Adm. Grant Hollett, Jr.

Rear Adm. Bobby Hollingsworth

Lt. Gen. John Hudson

Brig. Gen. Oscar Hurt

Lt. Gen. James Johnson, Jr.

Gen. P.X. Kelley

Adm. Robert Kelly

Adm. George Kinnear

Rear Adm. J. Koenig

Brig. Gen. Peter Lash

Rear Adm. Paul Lautermilch

Maj. Gen. James Livingston

Rear Adm. Walter Locke

Rear Adm. Noah Long Jr.

! Rear Adm. Joseph Loughran

Rear Adm. Thomas Lynch

Maj. Gen. William Lyon

Adm. James Lyons

Maj. Gen. Clark Martin

Rear Adm. Fredrick Metz

Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik

Rear Adm. John Moriarty

Rear Adm. Thomas Morris

Maj. Gen. Jam! es Mukoyama

< /FONT>Lt. Gen. Carol Mutter

Brig. Gen. Michael Neil

Maj. Gen. Stanley Newman

Vice Adm. John Nicholson

Lt. Gen. John Norton

Brig. Gen. Thomas O'Brien Jr.

Rear Adm. Robert Owens

Lt. Gen. Dave Palmer

Vice Adm. John Parker, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Jeremiah Pearson III

Vice Adm. Douglas Plate

Rear Adm. Don Primeau

Brig. Gen. John Quinn

Rear Adm. Conrad Rorie

Lt. Gen. Donald Rosenblum

Vice Adm. Robert Schoultz

Rear Adm. Luther Schriefer Jr.

Brig. Gen. Dennis SchulstadRear Adm. Jud Scott

Rear Adm. Kenneth Sears

Rear Adm. Joel Sipes

Rear Adm. Robert Smith III

Adm. Leighton Smith Jr.

Maj. Gen. Frank Smoker Jr.

Brig. Gen. William Spruance

Gen. Carl Stiner

Vice Adm. Edward Straw

Lt. Gen. Gordon Sumner, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Larry Taylor

Lt. Gen. David Teal

Rear Adm. William Thompson

Vice Adm. Howard Thorsen

Vice Adm. Nils Thunman

Brig. Gen. William Tiernan

Rear Adm. Ernest Tissot

Rear Adm. Paul Tomb

Brig. Gen. Guy Townsend

Vice Adm. Jerry Tuttle

Maj. Gen. Glen Van Dyke

Brig. Gen. Guy VanderLinden

Rear Adm. Lloyd Vasey

Maj. Gen. Russell Violett

Rear Adm. Edward Walker, Jr.

Rear Adm. Lemuel Warfield

Maj. Gen. ! Gary Wattnem

Rear Adm. Harvey Weatherson

Maj. Gen. William Webb

Adm. Steven White

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BUT, BUT, BUT....... Kerry has his Band of Brothers!!! And he has all those medals..... at least the ones he didn't throw over the wall.

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That's a lot of names from HIGGGGHHHHH up. These are the next in line to oversee the branches and maybe even serve in Washington directly under the pres. This isn't just your average 4 year soldier or guard guy. These guys have been around a while. They know when a pres supports them or not.