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CALIFORNIA'S
4th Congressional
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USAF
Combat Vet
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Charlie Brown
served for 26 years in the Air Force flying rescue helicopters in
Vietnam, reconnaissance missions around the world, and working
with intelligence collection assets in some of the world's most
volatile hot spots -- including Iraq. Charlie's wife Jan was an
Air Force nurse and his son is on active duty with the Air Force,
having already completed four rotations in Iraq.
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CALIFORNIA'S
52d Congressional
District
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USMC
Combat Vet
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Following
in the footsteps of his father who served in Vietnam, Duncan D.
Hunter serves as a Marine Corps Captain and is a veteran of
service in Afghanistan in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
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CALIFORNIA'S
52d Congressional
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USN
Combat Vet
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Mike
Lumpkin served 21 years as a Commander in the U.S. Navy including
eight operational tours as a Navy SEAL on continents across the
world. He was Deputy Commander of Joint Special Operations Task
Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom, managing over 2000 military
and civilian personnel. He received over 40 commendations and
awards during his service.
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COLORADO'S
5th Congressional
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Bentley
Rayburn is a Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado
Springs and served on the planning staffs for Operation Just Cause
and Operation Desert Storm. He is a Retired USAF Major General.
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COLORADO'S
6th Congressional
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USA/USMC
Combat Vet
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Mike Coffman served in the Army, Army
Reserves and Marine Corps. As a USMC Infantry officer he saw
combat in the first Gulf War and returned to active duty in 2005
to also serve in Iraq.
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FLORIDA'S
22d Congressional
District
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USA
Combat Vet
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Allen
West retired from the U.S. Army at a Lieutenant Colonel after more
than twenty years of military service, including duty as an
advisor in Afghanistan in the Global War on Terrorism.
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IDAHO'S
6th Congressional
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USA
Combat Vet
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Matt
Salisbury was an active duty U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and a
disabled Iraq War veteran having recently served America in the
Idaho National Guard based in Boise.
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ILLINOIS'
6th Congressional
District
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USA
Combat Vet
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Jill
Morgenthaler is a retired Army Colonel with 30 years of
experience, she has worked extensively in command centers in
Korea, Berlin, Bosnia, and Iraq. Her awards include Bronze Star
and Legion of Merit.
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INDIANA'S
7th Congressional
District
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USMC
Combat Vet
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Wayne
Harmon is a Marine Corps Veteran who served in Operation Desert
Storm and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He retired as a Gunnery
Sergeant after 23 years of military service.
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MAINE'S
1st Congressional
District
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USA
Combat Vet
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Adam
Cote Adam Cote served as an enlisted Army soldier in Bosnia in
1997 and 1998. He was commissioned as an infantry officer in 2003
in the Maine Army National Guard.
In 2004 and 2005, he served in Iraq as a platoon leader with
Maine's 133rd Engineer Battalion and led over 100 convoys in Iraq
and was in charge of many reconstruction efforts, including
building schools and medical clinics.
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MAINE'S
1st Congressional
District
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USN
Combat Vet
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Charlie
Summers currently serves as a Lieutenant Commander in the United
States Navy Reserve assigned to the Communications Division of the
Strategic Effects Directorate, Multi National Forces – Baghdad,
Iraq..
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MINNESOTA'S
3d Congressional
District
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USMC
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Jigar
Ashwin Madia served as a U.S. Marine Corps Captain, and was lead
attorney in over one hundred trials, including thirteen jury
trials.
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