From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.veterans
Subject: 21 Military Leaders Endorse Bill Clinton for President
Date: 12 Oct 1992 21:25:46 -0500
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Here is a press release from the Clinton/Gore campaign.

 21 Military Leaders Endorse Bill Clinton for President; Endorse
a Strong Defense and A Strong Economy
 To: National Desk, Political Writer
 Contact: Max Parker of Clinton/Gore, 501-399-3840

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12  -- 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."
   Endorsing the Clinton/Gore ticket today are:

 Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Reagan, 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, Calif., 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.
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   Note: * = Not able to be present at announcement.
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