Support Our Vets - Watch this Ad

Paul Riekoff and the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America reminds us that we have an obligation to remind our elected officials that they have an obligation to ensure that America honors and cherishes her veterans!

Dear IAVA Supporter,

This past week, IAVA Supporters stepped up in a big way. We asked for your help in getting our new television ad on the air, and thanks to you, it started running on national networks this morning. To all of you who chipped in - thank you.

The ad, titled 'Demand Action,' calls on both Congress and the President to get the overdue budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs approved. 'Demand Action' directs people to IAVAAction.org, where they can add their name to a growing list of Americans who are demanding immediate action.

Click here to watch the ad and put your name on the statement.

Over the next several days, the ad will be running in major national markets, including Washington, DC, where lawmakers can see it for themselves. This will be a huge step towards shifting the debate and getting our veterans the care they need.

But there's more work to do. Let Washington know that you're standing with our veterans. Sign the statement, and tell five people to do the same.

Ten days have passed since Congress missed the deadline for passing the VA budget, and our veterans are still waiting. Now that the ad is running, Congress will be forced to focus once again on the issue of VA funding.

Your continued support is essential for bringing these issues to the forefront. Thanks to you, we're going to get this message across loud and clear.

Thank you for standing with us.

Sincerely,

Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq Veteran
Executive Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America


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boots on the ground know what washington dc will never figure out... what a shock!

If we are to get an honest assessment of how the so called 'surge' is working, we need to listen to those who are there The War as We Saw It. Sorry, for our policy makers, listening to the boots on the ground is not an option.

They say, 'let us not listen to those who have been there.' Instead we should listen to those who go over in private jets to take escorted tours around the markets of Baghdad with 100 armed soldiers and 4 Blackhawk helicopters, fact finding missions indeed?

Boots on the ground and blood in the sand means nothing after all. Isn't it always the same... people breathing rarified air make decisions for people who are knee deep in the issue... and they have the nerve to call themselves leaders... of some sort....

Hmmmm, what is wrong with this picture?

Still In Iraq

Support Our Troops - Give Them Dragon Skin

Memorial Day is a time to remember, yet people forget or do not know that too many of our military men and women are dying because they are not being provided with up to date body armor.

Once again the US military proves that it can care less about the safety of our men and women in uniform. Dragon Body Armor has been tested by the FBI, CIA, many police forces and everyone in the world agrees that it is the best, except of course the US military.

In a test for the History Channel’s military show, "Mail Call", the vest repelled nine rounds of pointed steel ammunition from an AK-47 and 35 rounds of 9 mm, all fired into a 10-by-12-inch configuration on the vest. In "Test Lab", also on the History Channel, the vest withstood a total of 120 rounds, fired from both an AK-47 (7.62 × 39 mm) and MP5 (9 x 19 mm). In another demonstration on the Discovery Channel series "Future Weapons", a Dragon Skin vest withstood numerous rounds from an AK-47, an MP5, and an M4 carbine (5.56 x 45 mm), and a point-blank detonation of an M67 grenade. While the vest was heavily damaged (mainly by the grenade), there was no penetration of the actual armor.

On December 7, 2006 a demonstrational shoot for the following departments took place on a 10″ x 12″ SOV-2000 Level III panel: Saint Charles Parish Sheriff’s SWAT, Saint John’s Parish Sheriff’s SWAT, Gretna PD, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s SWAT, LaCruz Parish Sheriff’s SWAT, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s SWAT, Coast Guard Investigative Services, US Navy.

A total of 17 rounds was fired into the panel without penetration.

* 3 @ 7.62×51mm Federal Match
* 3 @ 7.62×39mm Military Ball
* 3 @ 5.56×45mm M193 Ball
* 3 @ 5.56×45mm M193 Ball at 45 degrees
* 2 @ 5.56×45mm M855 Green Tip
* 2 @ 5.56×45mm Bonded M193
* 1 @ 7.62×51mm Federal Bonded

So why does the military refuse military men and women to wear this, even though they purchase it themselves?

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