Subject: VoteVets.org Update
From: "Jon Soltz" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:51:10 +0000

Dear Hunter - 

I wanted to brief you on a very important issue VoteVets.org has been working on for the past couple of weeks.  As you may have heard, before he left his post, Leon Panetta approved a new Distinguished Warfare Medal to be awarded to drone pilots. While VoteVets.org doesn't have an issue with the medal itself, we did hear from our supporters that it was very problematic that the medal would out-rank the Purple Heart.  

We engaged in an email campaign to hear our members' opinions, which netted over 5,000 email responses strongly opposed to placement of the medal, and ran a press campaign to voice their opinion.  Below, you will find stories regarding Secretary Hagel's decision to halt the medal's production for 30 days, as he reviews the issue. This is a real success for us, and VoteVets.org is quoted in the stories below. 

AP: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/official-hagel-orders-review-cyber-medal-18709465

Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2013/0312/Controversy-spurs-Pentagon-s-Hagel-to-review-new-Nintendo-medal

This review comes on the heels of high praise VoteVets.org received from the White House for its tireless support of Secretary Hagel during his confirmation: "We could not have done this without you." 

And, as VoteVets.org continues to be the largest progressive voice on issues concerning veterans and military families, we could not do it without you. 

Sincerely, 

Jon----

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