Rick Reyes's full testimony before Congress
Rick Reye's full testimony before Congress on April 23, 2009. Thanks to your efforts, we were able to bring Rick Reyes, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, to Congress's attention. A...
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First off, I wanna thank Senator Kerry for giving me the inspiration of being here today. I sit here 38 years after you were expressing your opinions on the Vietnam War and similarly, want to express my opinions about this occupation. I also want to thank the members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee for having me here. I also want to say that I love my country, and that is why I am here today. My name is Rick Reyes, a veteran of both Operation Eduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom I served with the United States Marine Corps as a Infantry rifleman. We took an oath to defend this country, and that doesn't stop when we check in our rifles into the armory. We keep our country safe by telling people the truth, and doing that is just as scary ...
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First off, I wanna thank Senator Kerry for giving me the inspiration of being here today. I sit here 38 years after you were expressing your opinions on the Vietnam War and similarly, want to express my opinions about this occupation. I also want to thank the members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee for having me here. I also want to say that I love my country, and that is why I am here today. My name is Rick Reyes, a veteran of both Operation Eduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom I served with the United States Marine Corps as a Infantry rifleman. We took an oath to defend this country, and that doesn't stop when we check in our rifles into the armory. We keep our country safe by telling people the truth, and doing that is just as scary ...
