From: steve@psi.com (Steve Schoffstall)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.elections
Subject: Re: 21 Military Leaders Endorse Bill Clinton for President
Date: 13 Oct 92 19:07:25 GMT

please get me off this list.  This is message 23 and they keep coming.

Steve

  > For Immediate Release:                           October 12, 1992
  >
  >
  >         21 Military Leaders Endorse Bill Clinton for President;
  >             Endorse a Strong Defense and A Strong Economy
  >
  >
  > Philadelphia, PA -- Saying "Bill Clinton can and should lead the
  > United States of America," 21 highly respected retired military
  > officers -- including the Army's Chief of Staff during the Reagan
  > Administration, the Air Force's Chief of Staff from the Bush
  > Administration, and the second highest ranking officer in Operation
  > Desert Storm -- endorsed the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton
  > and Al Gore.
  >
  > "In our view, the Commander-in-Chief must have sound judgement, a
  > strong sense of purpose, clear understanding of national defense, and
  > a vision for the country's future," said General Fred Woerner in his
  > introduction of Clinton.  "Bill Clinton has the qualifications to be
  > Commander-in-Chief."
  >
  > Many of these highly-decorated officers served in combat, including
  > World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.  They include a
  > diverse range of officers from four services with backgrounds in
  > operational commands, intelligence, special operations, procurement,
  > research and development, personnel, and military justice.
  >
  > The group also includes two pioneering women who rose through the
  > ranks to become generals in the Army and the Marine Corps.
  >
  > "All of these people here today signed a statement which recognizes
  > that in this time our nation can't be strong abroad unless we are
  > strong at home," said Clinton.  "Unless we can revitalize America's
  > economic engine we will not be able to maintain our position as
  > leader of the world."
  >
  > Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. (Ret.), who served as Chairman of the
  > Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Reagan and Bush Administrations
  > said, "This is the first time in my life that I have publicly
  > endorsed a candidate for any political office, [because] I believe
  > that the stakes in this election are considerable, both for the
  > national security of this nation and for the prospects of stability
  > throughout the world."
  >
  > "I don't want withdraw from our world leadership," said Clinton.
  > "It's all the more urgent that we get about the business of
  > rebuilding our own economy, bringing growth into this economy,
  > bringing jobs into this economy, bring incomes up, and maintain the
  > kind of defense we have to have."
  >
  >                           -30-30-30-
  >
  > Endorsing the Clinton/Gore ticket today
  > (*=not able to be present at announcement) are:
  >
  > Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Reagan and Bush
  > Administrations
  >
  > Admiral William Crowe, USN (Ret.)
  > Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  >
  > General Mike Dugan, USAF (Ret.) *
  > Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
  >
  > General John Wickham, USA (Ret.) *
  > Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
  >
  >                Heads of Major Government Agencies
  >
  > Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)
  > Naval Test Pilot
  > Former Commander, Naval Space Command
  > Former Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  >
  > Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.)
  > Former Director of Central Intelligence Agency
  >
  > Senior Military Officers
  >
  > Brigadier General Hugh S. Aitkin, USMC (Ret.)
  > Former Director, Manpower, Plans and Policy Division
  > Korean War Veteran
  >
  > Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, USN, (Ret.) *
  > Vietnam Veteran
  > Former Director of Naval Intelligence
  >
  > Major General Arthur Clark, USAF (Ret.)
  > World War II Combat Veteran
  > Served in the "Flying Tigers"
  >
  > Major General Clay Comfort, USMC (Ret.)
  > Former Commanding General, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, CA
  > Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command
  > Former Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic
  >
  > Rear Admiral Craig Dorman, USN (Ret.)
  > U.S. Navy SEAL
  > Vietnam Veteran
  > Former Program Director, Antisubmarine Warfare
  >
  > U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Cathal Flynn, USN (Ret.) *
  > U.S. Navy SEAL
  > Vietnam Veteran
  > Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense,
  > Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict
  >
  > Brigadier General E. Pat Foote, USA (Ret.)
  > Former Commanding General, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
  >
  > Vice Admiral Al Herberger, USN (Ret.) *
  > Former Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command
  >
  > Brigadier General Douglas Kinnard, USA (Ret.)
  > World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War Veteran
  > Former Chief of Staff, Second Field Force in Vietnam (1969-1970)
  >
  > Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.)
  >
  > Brigadier General Gail Reals, USMC (Ret.)
  > First Woman Selected for Promotion to
  > Brigadier General in the Marine Corps
  > Former Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia
  >
  > Brigadier General William T. Seawell, USAF (Ret.)
  > Former Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy
  > World War II Combat Veteran
  >
  > Major General James Taylor, Jr., USAF (Ret.) *        Deputy Judge
  > Advocate General, U.S. Air Force
  >
  > Lieutenant General Vern Weber, USA (Ret.) *
  >
  > Lieutenant General Calvin A.H. Waller, USA (Ret.) *
  > Vietnam Veteran
  > Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command
  > Second highest ranking officer in Operation Desert Storm
  >
  > General Fred F. Woerner, USA (Ret.)
  > Vietnam Veteran
  > Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command
  >
  >