Press Coverage
- April 25, 2012 - from Press Release PRESS RELEASE: Vet Voice Foundation Praises New Monument in California, Urges President Obama to Protect Colorado's Browns Canyon Aurora, CO - A local veteran appears in an advertisement running Thursday in the Aurora Sentinel and the Pueblo Chieftain applauding President Obama’s protection of Fort Ord in California as a National Monument last week, and asking him to also protect Colorado’s public lands. The ads are sponsored by the nonprofit Vet Voice Foundation, a national veteran’s organization.
- April 25, 2012 - from Press Release PRESS RELEASE: Vet Voice Foundation Praises New Monument in California, Urges President Obama to Protect New Mexico's Organ Mountains Las Cruces, N.M. – Three local veterans appear in an advertisement running today in the Las Cruces Sun News, applauding President Obama’s protection of Fort Ord in California as a National Monument last week, and asking him to also protect New Mexico’s public lands. The ads are sponsored by the nonprofit Vet Voice Foundation, a national veteran’s organization.
- April 20, 2012 - from Politico Obama to designate Fort Ord a national monument President Barack Obama will officially designate part of Fort Ord, a decommissioned military base in central California, as a national monument on Friday.
- April 20, 2012 - from Press Release PRESS RELEASE: Veterans Cheer Fort Ord Designation as a National Monument Monterey, CA - The national veterans group, the Vet Voice Foundation, today is applauding President Obama’s decision to designate Fort Ord in California as a National Monument. The veterans thanked the President, and particularly Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for their support and work on the issue, alongside Vet Voice.
- March 28, 2012 - from The Seattle Times Protect Public lands in the San Juans (and elsewhere) for future generations AS a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served two tours in Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom, I was thrilled to hear of U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's recent visit to Fort Ord in California, and his conversation with veterans and the community about potential designation of the former military base as a Soldiers National Monument. This would be a good way to not only boost the local economy and protect our military history, but to honor those who have served throughout our history.
- March 03, 2012 - from Daily Pilot Commentary: National security bill would not strengthen borders In reality, the bill is nothing more than an assault on our country's public lands - including our National Parks and Forests. H.R. 1505 would destroy some of the most treasured places in America - and fail to strength our borders or make us safer.
- February 28, 2012 - from Huffington Post Gun Sales To Terrorist Suspects Would Be Halted By Bill Backed By Veterans A group of military veterans is hoping to fix that problem by reviving a long-stalled bill, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act. The proposed law would allow the FBI to block gun sales to people on the watch list, closing what the veterans call the "terror gap."
- February 27, 2012 - from Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes on Ft. Ord Designating Fort Ord the nation's newest national monument would almost surely boost tourism numbers and enhance the associated economic impacts, while protecting this striking landscape.
- February 23, 2012 - from Press Release PRESS RELEASE: Veterans Deliver Over 1000 Petition Signatures to Senators Feinstein and Boxer Backing National Monument Status for Fort Ord Los Angeles, CA - The national veterans group, the Vet Voice Foundation, today delivered 1200 petition signatures to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, urging them to support National Monument status for Fort Ord.
- February 22, 2012 - from Press Release PRESS RELEASE: In Testimony To State Senate, Veterans Back Mail Ballot Bill Denver, CO - Richard Allen Smith, Western Regional Director for the veterans group, the Vet Voice Foundation, will testify today in front of the Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee, in favor of SB 109, which would more clearly define voters lists as to ensure that voters who need mail ballots receive them.