WHO: Christopher McGurk (former Army staff sergeant and infantryman; Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran; Purple Heart recipient; Bronze Star for Valor recipient) (NYC); Collin McMahon (former Army enlisted artillery observer; Army Ranger; Iraq and Afghanistan veteran) (Savannah, GA); Drew Sloan (former Army infantry captain; Iraq and Afghanistan veteran; West Point graduate; Harvard Business School student; Purple Heart recipient; Bronze Star recipient) (Aspen, CO); John McCary (former Army enlisted soldier; intelligence specialist; Iraq veteran, Bronze Star recipient) (Bethesda, MD); Koby Langley (former Army JAG officer; Iraq and Balkans veteran) (Philadelphia, PA); Phillip Carter (former Army military police / civil affairs officer, Iraq veteran, now serving as the veterans director for the Obama campaign) (Los Angeles, CA)
WHAT: Press Conference Call with "Next Generation Veterans for Obama"
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT
SUMMARY
The Obama Campaign unveiled "Next Generation Veterans for Obama" during this press conference call. Several former servicemen now involved with the campaign discussed their for support for Sen. Obama's presidential bid. Reasons ranged from belief that his foreign policy is a "smart foreign policy" that addresses the complexity of 21st century national security rather than a "cold war mentality," to identifying with his life of public service as a community organizer, Illinois State, and U.S. Senator.
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