I am extremely proud to see all of the veterans, who have made sacrifices for this country.

I hear what (the veterans) are saying, and I feel as a parent we need to have factual data for 18-year-olds to make that big, big decision.

Here today you are helping veterans across the country. It makes me proud to be an American.

This is a good way for the students to learn about veterans and how they fought to preserve our country. We try to get the veterans and the students to meet face-to-face at the program.

These are war veterans who fought for their country, and the army also has war veterans in it,

The grassroots movement by veterans across the country who have decided to run for Congress as Democrats further highlights the dissatisfaction of the American public with the handling of the war in Iraq.