Subject: First grunt confirmed as Secretary of Defense
From: "Jon Soltz, VoteVets.org" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:30:04 +0000

Dear Hunter - 

Moments ago, by a vote of 58 to 41, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as our country's next Secretary of Defense.

Few understand the sacrifices made by our troops and military families better than Secretary Hagel.

He'll be the first enlisted man to serve in the position, was awarded two Purple Hearts (his brother earned three), and made a career of advocating for veterans in the U.S. Senate.

That's why VoteVets drove tens of thousands of petitions, letters and calls into the Senate during the confirmation process.

Share your thoughts, priorities and well-wishes for Secretary Hagel, and we'll deliver them to the Defense Department next week.

http://action.votevets.org/hagel

You should be proud of our collective effort in this fight -- the voice of veterans and military families made a real difference in overcoming the first ever filibuster of a Secretary of Defense nominee.

And while a number of Republicans put patriotism over party today, it was sad to see once proud moderates like Lindsey Graham cower in fear of a potential primary campaign.

But overcoming the right-wing smears ensures Chuck Hagel emerges from this process stronger than he entered -- fully vetted, battle-tested and ready to lead on day one.

I hope you'll share your thoughts and priorities for Secretary Hagel at the link below -- it's an opportunity to have your voice heard by the incoming leadership at the Department of Defense.

http://action.votevets.org/hagel

We'll be in touch,

Jon Soltz
@jonsoltz
Iraq War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets

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