Charles Anderson

Charles Anderson served in the United States Navy from 1996-2005. He was deployed to Kuwait in February 2003 with the Marine Corps' Second Tank Battalion, and "crossed the line" into Iraq on March 20, 2003 in the first wave of the war. Like 30% of Iraq War veterans, he returned to the United States with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), for which he was discharged in 2005.

Since his discharge, he has been a strong advocate for ending the slaughter in Iraq and caring for our troops when they return. He has written several articles, has camped outside the President's ranch in Texas, and has been arrested challenging an unconstitutional county ordinance. He most recently co-founded Bake Sales for Body Armor, a campaign to purchase needed equipment for our troops. In September, he accepted a position through Iraq Vets for Progress on Rep. Sherrod Brown's campaign for U.S. Senate in Ohio. He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he attends Tidewater Community College.