Thread: Military for Ron Paul

U.S. Military Service Men & Women Support Ron Paul

Welcome to MilitaryForPaul.com.

We are active, reserve, civilian, retired, & veteran members of the U.S. Military who support Ron Paul for President in 2008!

Who is Ron Paul?

Ron Paul is the only military veteran frontrunner running for President - Democrat or Republican - besides John McCain. He didn't obtain draft deferments like many others did at the time. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard.

Dr. Paul's medical training was interrupted when he was drafted during the Cuban Missile Crisis into the United States Air Force. He served as a flight surgeon out of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, from 1963 to 1965, attending to the ear, nose and throat problems of pilots. He remained in the military during the early years of the Vietnam War. Paul's active duty service took him to countries such as South Korea, Iran, Ethiopia and Turkey. He then served in the Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968 while completing his medical residency in Pittsburgh. He achieved rank of captain during his service in the Air Force.
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The Facts: Why Support Ron Paul?

Congressman Ron Paul: "The Best Friend Local Veterans Have" (The Baytown Sun - August 27, 2006)

VIDEO: "If it weren't for Ron Paul, I wouldn't be alive today"

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) endorses Ron Paul

Paul takes in more military donations than any other 08 Presidential candidate

Congressman Paul's Military & Veterans voting record

Ron Paul's relationship with Reagan

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I heard he has recieved more donations from active military personnel than all other republicans combined.

I am there with ya battle buddies ... Vote Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo

Right on Airborne. Right on!

Ron Paul is the only military veteran frontrunner running for President - Democrat or Republican - besides John McCain. He didn't obtain draft deferments like many others did at the time. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard.

Frontrunner????????

Hmmm..........I'm retired military and my son just returned from Iraq. Almost everyone we know on active duty and retired supports decorated combat veteran Duncan Hunter.

I'm sure Paul does have support from military members, as probably do others running to some extent. However, I think this article is slightly exaggerating things a little. Of course it's natural for a group of supporters to hipe up their candidate of choice.

I just wanted to set the record straight, Hunter has his military supporters too:

Veterans to organize support for Hunter presidential campaign

U.S. Veteran Dispatch
February 02, 2007
Saying he's "more of a Reaganite than Ronald Reagan," a group of military veterans are backing the presidential candidacy of U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter, (R-Calif.)

Hunter has served 13 terms in the House representing the San Diego area, home to a major navy base, and was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He remains the ranking Republican member. Hunter announced his race for the presidency earlier this week in South Carolina.

Larry Bailey, a retired U.S. Navy Seal, is behind the push by his fellow veterans.

"Duncan has been a friend for 20 years," Bailey said. "He was in the 173rd Airborne Brigade (and the 75th Army Rangers), and saw some tough, tough times. He was an enlisted guy, and he received a Bronze Star."

Hunter has been ahead of the pack with his support for the military and national security, Bailey said.

"When it comes to safeguarding satellite intelligence for troops in Iraq -- the issue that prompted him to waylay the White House-backed bill -- he has an unusually personal interest," The Washington Post reported recently. Hunter's son, a Marine lieutenant who has served two tours in Iraq, phoned him from embattled Fallujah and 'told me to hang in there on the intel thing,' the congressman said in a (recent) interview. 'A lot of military people have told me that,' he added, but his accounts of his son, Duncan Duane Hunter, have proved especially moving to his House colleagues, several said."

"Fifteen years ago, Duncan asked if we should deploy our military on the border because he was so against illegal immigration," he said. "He's correct on social issues, stem cell research, abortion, economics - he's for a totally free market. His brother is a rocket scientist; his dad got his start raising cattle in the Shenandoah Valley (in Virginia), and then later moved to California and went into real estate."

Hunter not only was concerned about illegal immigrants, but he was the moving force behind building a fence to separate Mexico from the California border, said Mike Bradley, another veteran. Hunter was with Bradley in Florida on Feb. 1 to meet with vets and to do interviews on several Florida radio stations. He has been a frequent guest lately on Fox News Channel.

Border enforcement is one of Hunter's major priorities. In 1988, he authored legislation making the military the lead agency in illegal drug interdiction and was successful in obtaining military units for building roads and fencing along the U.S. in California. Over 40 miles of fencing and border infrastructure are standing today. Additionally, he pushed through legislation in 1995 to authorize an additional 5,000 border patrol agents in response to the Clinton administration's budget, which attempted to cut agency resources.

"They instantly cut down on drug smuggling, immigrant smuggling, illegal aliens - by 90 percent," Bradley said. "The fence was designed with three rows, but Hunter said to build it with two rows and see how it works. They had no breeches."

U.S. Veteran Dispatch Publisher Ted Sampley, a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran, has placed his name and the endorsement of this Web site behind the Hunter campaign.

"He's conservative, pro-defense and his basic belief is that if you want peace, you have to pursue it through strength," Sampley said. "He knows what the American people want. We're trying to set up a 1-million-vet Web page for people to sign up for Hunter and declare their support."

Hunter's other legislative priorities include fulfilling promises to U.S. veterans, providing tax relief to America's working families, and continuing cleanup efforts at the New River and Salton Sea in Imperial County, which he previously represented for 20 years.

Hunter is a long time congressional supporter of America’s missing in action and their families. In 1987, he was one of 21 Republican congressmen who offered a 2.5 million dollar reward to be paid to any citizen or group of citizens of Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia who would deliver an American prisoner of war back into U.S. custody.

A Hunter's Warriors Web site also is on the way, Bailey said.

"The Web really enhances our ability to contact people," he said. "We're expecting a real groundswell. The Rolling Thunder guys are behind him, and we're working with another guy whose son was killed in Iraq and he wants to do a rally in Washington to counter (Jane) Fonda and (Cindy) Sheehan."

Hunter and his wife Lynne live in Alpine, Calif. They have two sons, Duncan Duane and Sam, and two grandchildren.

http://www.usvetdsp.com/feb07/hunter_vets.htm

From the desk of
Gen. Chuck
Yeager:
November 20, 2006

To my Fellow
Americans,

Congressman Duncan Hunter is the best candidate for President of the United States of America that I know - he has integrity, tenacity, courage, and diplomacy. He is intelligent and thoughtful, does his research, and acts on it.

I have known Congressman Duncan Hunter for over 35 years. Duncan served his country in the Army and is a Vietnam vet. In Vietnam, he served in one of the most dangerous outfits - the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 75th Army Rangers.

Duncan Hunter is the former and very effective Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and I am proud to be the Honorary Chair of the Congressman Duncan Hunter for President Committee.

Chuck Yeager

http://www.gohunter08.com/

I could provide more, but I think I've made my point. That being that Ron Paul is not the only candidate receiving support from a our military members (former & present). Furthermore, for over 20 years Congressman Hunter has probably been the biggest supporters in the U.S. Congress of our military and its members. That hasn't and won't go unnoticed. I'm not attempting to take anything away from Paul, however, as some ALIPAC members have witnessed, I can't resist speaking up for my man Hunter when the opportunity arises, sorry.

I am retired military as well as well as several of my friends in SW Florida... My son is in the army and my daughter is in the Air Force ... although we all love Duncan Hunter and Tancredo, Ron Paul is the first choice.. at least from all of our conversations that was the consensious...

Although I respect Yeager, he doesnt choose my candidate for me

AirbornSapper7 wrote:

Although I respect Yeager, he doesnt choose my candidate for me

I don't believe I was impying that he should.

I am retired military as well as well as several of my friends in SW Florida... My son is in the army and my daughter is in the Air Force ... although we all love Duncan Hunter and Tancredo, Ron Paul is the first choice..

We obviously don't have the same circle of friends.

By the way, I have a retired military buddy that lives in Orlando who told me Hunter was his first choice. I guess all Floridian's associated with the military don't think alike.

I hope you didn't miss the point of my post. Like I said, my intention was not to take anything away from Paul, however, I did feel it necessary to clear up any misconception folks may come away with after reading the posted article. Trust me, there are plenty of military folks that have chosen Hunter as their #1 choice. Oh, my father, who participated in the Korean War as an Air Force pilot (1950-1953), also supports Hunter and claims him as his #1 choice. Incidently, my parents, who are lifelong residents of Texas, want the Hunter's fence built now!

Understood.... what we do know is that none of the top tier is cutting the mustard.. any of the three I would vote for when the time comes

Ron Paul
Duncan Hunter
Tom Tancredo

Just remember Guys, there's going to come a time soon when we're going to need to all get behind ONE of them in order to WIN.

Would you Guys agree on that?!

For me it's like this:

Tancredo
Hunter
Paul

or

Hunter
Tancredo
Paul

or

Paul.

However it ends up, I'm getting behind the one who we finally pick. If my first or second choice doesn't get chosen, oh well, I'll still have to get behind "our candidate" when the decision is made.