Congratulations on winning your seat. I hope to see more veterans becoming involved in politics. I believe that we veterans are the best hope in preventing another needless and wasteful war. I served aboard the U.S.S. Harry S Truman (CVN-75) and was deployed twice in support of the war. I feel that former Secretary of Defense Rumsfield wanted a war fought on the cheap and that is exactly what he got. Sadly, we all paid for that shallow vision. Many of us thought the reasons for going to war were shady at best. After the invasion was complete, we all felt as if we were duped; and we were. I recently retired from the Navy and came home to Pennsylvania (I am originally from Wilkes-Barre). Once I got settled in, I then promptly switched my party from the Republican to the Democratic. Thanks again. Your a great example to the rest of us.
Posted by Mike Kotyk (not verified) on March 5, 2008 - 9:10pm.
Congratulations on winning your seat. I hope to see more veterans becoming involved in politics. I believe that we veterans are the best hope in preventing another needless and wasteful war. I served aboard the U.S.S. Harry S Truman (CVN-75) and was deployed twice in support of the war. I feel that former Secretary of Defense Rumsfield wanted a war fought on the cheap and that is exactly what he got. Sadly, we all paid for that shallow vision. Many of us thought the reasons for going to war were shady at best. After the invasion was complete, we all felt as if we were duped; and we were. I recently retired from the Navy and came home to Pennsylvania (I am originally from Wilkes-Barre). Once I got settled in, I then promptly switched my party from the Republican to the Democratic. Thanks again. Your a great example to the rest of us.