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Ron Klein: And they feel very strongly that, as former military, there are a lot of senior citizen veterans in my area, they fought…

On the recordJune 28, 2007
And they feel very strongly that, as former military, there are a lot of senior citizen veterans in my area, they fought so hard for our country and the values and the strength that they have for the belief in the military and the strength that they have for the belief in our country and doing the right thing as we did in World War II and as we've done so many times since then. And they feel that what is going on right now is weakening the military, weakening America, as a standard bearer for truth and strength in the world, and this hurts. This hurts them, as people who fought so hard for our country. I am not 70 years old. I am not 80 years old. But I have so many people that have expressed that to me as they wear their hats, as they wear their uniform, as they come and talk about their own personal experiences.
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Ron Klein
Florida

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Discussing the sentiments of veterans and military families regarding the state of the military.

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