Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Combat Veterans in the US Senate

At one time you couldn't get elected to the US Senate without some kind of history of military experience. Since we don't have a draft anymore most Americans don't serve and we no longer expect it of our politicians. But the Senate actually has a few vets, although most of them served the the National Guard or Reserve in the days when the National Guard and Reserve were at almost no risk of being called up for combat, it was just a way to dodge the draft.

But we do have 10 Senators with actual combat service. I think that's a good thing

#Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
#Thomas Carper (D-DEL)
#Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
#Daniel Inouye (D-HI) (Medal of Honor)
#John Robert Kerry (D-MA)
#Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
#John R. McCain (R-AZ)
#Ted Stevens (R-AK)
#John R. Warner (R-VA)
#Jim Webb (D-VA)

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