Somebody from the TAH community might be attending the dinner if FLOTUS stops following him around.
Experts say more veterans are running credible campaigns for congressional seats this year than ever before.
Author: Dave Hardin
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“No One Left Behind” tries to rescue Iraqi and Afghan Terps | The American Legion’s BurnPit
Saw this on CNN the other day and it’s always been something that resonated with me, having had some pretty great interpreters in Afghanistan who risked everything to help us:In 2008, Matt Zeller was serving in Afghanistan as a captain in the US Army. One day while out on a routine mission, he and his squad were attacked by Taliban insurgents.
In 2008, Matt Zeller was serving in Afghanistan as a captain in the US Army. One day while out on a routine mission, he and his squad were attacked by Taliban insurgents.
Zeller would have been killed, he said, had it not been for his Afghan interpreter, Janis Shinwari.
“He shot and killed two Taliban fighters who were about to kill me,” Zeller said.
When Zeller thanked him for saving his life, Shinwari told him, “You are a guest in my country. It is an honor to protect those who are fighting for us.”
“That day we became brothers,” Zeller said.
After that, the Taliban placed Shinwari at the top of their hit list. Before Zeller returned home, he promised he would do everything he could to bring Shinwari and his family to safety in the US. It took Zeller more than four years to help them get their Special Immigrant Visas.
The interpreter and the soldier realized thousands like Shinwari remained vulnerable in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2013, they co-founded the nonprofit No One Left Behind to help other interpreters who’ve put their lives at risk to work with US troops.
You should click on over and watch the video of Matt at CNN in their Heroes segment linked above. Unfortunately I can’t embed that video here, but Matt has been on CNN before discussing it, and it is quite a compelling story:So far they are having some success according to figures they’ve released:
- Provided 161 families with rental assistance;
- Provided furnishings for 1,209 families in need;
- Provided 66 car grants to Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders;
- Helped 943 individuals with employments services;
- Advised more than 4,000 clients on the SIV process;
- More than 500 visas issued to clients we’ve assisted;
- Helped 8,329 individuals and 1,410 families overall.
Like I said, this one hits fairly close to home because of the danger I know most of them were in for helping us. At least when our deployments were over we could head home and see loved ones and not really worry overly that someone would kill them or take them hostage for what we were doing, but these Terps and others didn’t really have that option.
Check out the link above to CNN and if you want more on NOTB hit up their WEBSITE or TWITTER or FACEBOOK. They are Top 10 in CNN’s Hero Program thing, with the winning organization receiving $100k.
Source: “No One Left Behind” tries to rescue Iraqi and Afghan Terps | The American Legion’s BurnPit
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Megyn Kelly’s NBC future in doubt as Peacock Network airs rerun of troubled morning show
NBC News’ highest-paid star Megyn Kelly’s status with the Peacock Network is up in the air and she will miss the remainder of the week after a turbulent 48-hour span that essentially pitted her own network against her.
Multiple news organizations have reported that the future of “Megyn Kelly Today” is in doubt. Kelly — who reportedly makes $23 million per year — found herself in hot water with colleagues and NBC executives after making a comment about blackface Halloween costumes on Tuesday.
“Given the circumstances, Megyn Kelly Today will be on tape the rest of the week,” an NBC News spokesperson told Fox News.
Kelly’s comments were reported on both “NBC Nightly News” and “Today,” leading to much speculation that NBC News executives hoped to put a spotlight on the controversial rhetoric as a way to separate with the veteran journalist. NBC colleagues quickly became her biggest critics when Craig Melvin called her comments “racist and ignorant” and Al Roker said she “owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country.”
Kelly offered a heartfelt apology to open her show on Wednesday and received a standing ovation from the in-studio audience. But NBC News chairman Andy Lack condemned Kelly’s comments during a previously scheduled town hall event for his news division staff on Wednesday.
Everywhere she goes…controversy follows. She is the best example of an attention whore who will do anything to be noticed. I have to admit that I enjoy watching her career go down in flames. I wonder how much of that $25 million contract they will end up giving to her. I know a few parasites who call themselves lawyers that might help her burn through some cash.
Source: Megyn Kelly’s NBC future in doubt as Peacock Network airs rerun of troubled morning show | Fox News
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Military plane inadvertently drops Humvee over Harnett County neighborhood
A C-17 military plane dropped a Humvee prematurely over a neighborhood in Harnett County Wednesday afternoon, Fort Bragg officials confirmed.
No one was injured.
The neighborhood is in the town of Cameron. This incident occurred around 1 p.m. during a training exercise.
“A load of some kind was released early and we’re looking into how it happened,” said Michael Novogradac, a spokesman for the USArmy’s Operational Test Command.
The C-17 aircraft carries supplies and equipment into war zones and, on Wednesday, the special operations team was practicing that type of scenario when the accident happened.
Only two items were aboard the aircraft, which was flying at about 1,500 feet in altitude — the Humvee and a new heavy drop platform.
About a mile from the drop zone at Fort Bragg, the platform went out the back of the C-17.
“Everything went as planned except for the early release,” said Fort Bragg spokesperson Tom McCollum.
“Close” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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Packages sent to Joe Biden, Robert De Niro match other suspicious packages
The packages addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and Robert De Niro were found Thursday.
A suspicious package found Thursday at the building housing Robert De Niro’s office in downtown Manhattan and another addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden discovered in Delaware are similar to the pipe bombs found a day earlier sent to political and media figures, according to law enforcement officials.
The package addressed to Biden was discovered at a postal facility in New Castle, Delaware, officials said. They suspected Wednesday that the package was somewhere within the postal system.
I can not be alone in wondering if this is all being done by some Libtarded Loon to make the Right look bad. These packages do not seem to be designed to hurt anyone…just get attention. Too Lefty by design. I would not put it past DeNiro to make his own package so he could get a little attention. Whoever it is, I hope they track them down sooner than later.Source: Packages sent to Joe Biden, Robert De Niro match other suspicious packages
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Thursday morning feel good stories.
From Brooklyn Center, MN
Every grandma in the history of grandmas has had a policy: Don’t put your cups on my table without a coaster.
Someone just dared to violate that policy. And this is what happened . . .
According to the Minneapolis Tribune, there’s a 75-year-old woman named Helen Washington in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Earlier this month, her grandson was at her house and drinking some tea. (There’s no word on how old he is, but we do know he’s an adult.)
Well he thought it was a good idea to keep putting his teacup down on her furniture, even when she told him not to. And finally, she was so upset that she grabbed her gun and shot him in the leg.
The cops arrested her for felony assault, but she told them she didn’t think she deserved to go to jail over it.
She’s due in court in December, and she could be facing up to seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.
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Senator Richard Blumenthal’s FOIA results.
We finally received a response to our Freedom of Information Act request for Senator Richard Blumenthal’s military records. I will let you people figure out if he qualifies as a Vietnam Veteran or if he knows anything about being deployed to or near a combat zone.
Most of you probably already know what my opinion is. I manned a desk for a while during my career…cried like a baby when they took it away. I try not to be a Richard.
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Here are the 172 veterans running for Congress in November
Regardless of which party they are a member of, I am glad to see veterans running for office.
A total of 172 veterans won primaries this year and will appear on midterm ballots across the country. Their military service spans from the 1950s to today, and includes time spent in the active-duty ranks, reserves and the Coast Guard.
On election night, Military Times will track the status of each veteran’s race — 62 Democrats, 109 Republicans and one independent — across the country and update the results here. Readers can sort the candidates by clicking on the column headers below, or search for specific names using the search bar.
Veterans running for Congress in 2018This list includes all candidates with military experience who won a primary election and will appear on the fall ballot.In Office Now Branch Era Combat Tours AL 1 Dem Robert Kennedy Jr. No Male Navy 1990s none Naval Academy grad is not related to the famous political family. AK (House) GOP Don Young Yes Male Army 1950s none 23-term congressman is the dean of the U.S. House. AZ 1 GOP Wendy Rogers No Female Air Force 1980s-1990s none 5th-generation military officer piloted C-21s, C-141s. AZ 3 GOP Nicolas Pierson No Male Army Reserve 1960s Vietnam Son of Mexican immigrants served eight years in Army Reserve. AZ 7 Dem Ruben Gallego Yes Male Marine Corps 2000s OIF One of three Democratic Iraq War vets serving on HASC. AZ 9 GOP Steve Ferrara No Male Navy 2000s OEF Served as a combat surgeon and the Navy’s Chief Medical Officer. AZ Senate GOP Martha McSally No Female Air Force 1990s-2010s OIF, OEF Former combat pilot currently sits on HASC. AR 1 GOP Rick Crawford Yes Male Army 1980s-1990s none Former EOD technician also worked as a news anchor AR 3 GOP Steve Womack Yes Male Army NG 1980s-2000s none Retired colonel spent 30 years in the Army National Guard. CA 2 GOP Dale Mensing No Male Navy 1970s-1980s none Was a neuro-psychiatric technician in the Navy’s Hospital Corps. CA 3 GOP Charlie Schaupp No Male Marine Corps 1990s-2000s Desert Storm, OIF Reitred colonel has attempted several election bids in recent years. CA 5 Dem Mike Thompson Yes Male Army 1960s-1970s Vietnam The first Vietnam veteran ever elected to the California State Senate CA 7 GOP Andrew Grant No Male Marine Corps 2000s OEF Extensive experience on Asia/Pacific issues. CA 8 GOP Paul Cook Yes Male Marine Corps 1960s-1980s Vietnam War Has a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts from fighting in Vietnam. CA 10 GOP Jeff Denham Yes Male Air Force 1980s-1990s Desert Storm Also served in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. CA 15 GOP Rudy Peters No Male Navy 1980s-1990s none Unstable man attempted to stab him on the campaign trail in September. CA 20 Dem Jimmy Panetta Yes Male Navy Reserve 2000s OEF Son of former Defense Secertary Leon Panetta. CA 20 Indy Ron Kabat No Male Army 1970s Vietnam Independent candidate who placed second in the district primary. CA 24 Dem Salud Carbajal Yes Male MC Reserve 1990s Desert Storm Mexican immigrant sits on HASC. CA 25 GOP Stephen Knight Yes Male Army 1980s none Also worked as a Los Angeles police officer. CA 27 Dem Bryan Witt No Male Marine Corps 1980s none Amtrak employee who served four years in the Marine Corps. CA 33 Dem Ted Lieu Yes Male Air Force 1990s-2010s none Current reservist is a leader on the Asian Pacific American Caucus. CA 35 GOP Christian Valiente No Male Army 2000s none Served as a Parachute Rigger with the Airborne Paratroopers. CA 39 Dem Gil Cisneros No Male Navy 1990s-2000s none Won a $226 million lottery jackpot in 2010. CA 41 GOP Aja Smith No Female Air Force Res 2000s-2010s none Current reservist was deployed in Qatar during OEF. CA 46 GOP Russell Lambert No Male Marine Corps 1980s-1990s none Also served in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary CA 50 GOP Duncan Hunter Yes Male Marine Corps 2000s-2010s OIF, OEF Under indictment for misuse of campaign funds. CA 51 GOP Juan Hidalgo Jr. No Male Marine Corps 1980s-2010s OIF Spent time as the senior enlisted leader at Guantanamo Bay. CA 52 GOP Omar Qudrat No Male Army 2000s-2010s OEF Son of Afghani immigrants who worked as a military prosecutor. CO 1 GOP Casper Stockham No Male Air Force 1980s-1990s none Uber driver and motivational speaker lost bid for this seat in 2016. CO 6 Dem Jason Crow No Male Army 1990s-2000s OIF, OEF Spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. CO 6 GOP Mike Coffman Yes Male Army, USMC 1970s-1990s OIF HASC personnel subcommittee chair. CT 2 GOP Dan Postemski No Male Marine Corps 2000s-2010s OIF Fought in the battle of Fallujah. CT 3 GOP Angel Cadena No Male Marine Corps 2000s OIF, OEF Tied himself to President Trump in a heavily Democratic district. CT 5 Dem Manny Santos No Male Marine Corps 1990s Desert Storm Portugeuse immigrant who served as mayor of Meriden. CT Senate GOP Matthew Corey No Male Navy 1980s none Has worked as a window washer for the last 29 years. DE Senate Dem Thomas Carper Yes Male Navy Res 1960s-1990s Vietnam Ranking member of the Senate Environment Committee. DE Senate GOP Rob Arlett No Male Navy Res 2000s none Former Trump state campaign chairman. FL 2 Dem Bob Rackleff No Male Navy 1960s-1980s none Was a Soviet analyst and editor of Naval Intelligence Quarterly. FL 2 GOP Neal Dunn Yes Male Army 1980s none Completed his medical internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. FL 6 GOP Michael Waltz No Male Army 1990s-2010s OEF Green Beret has become a regular Fox News contributor. FL 9 GOP Wayne Liebnitzky No Male Navy 1970s none Unsucessfully ran for the same seat in 2016. FL 13 GOP George Buck No Male Army, AFRes 1980s-1990s none Post-military career includes work as a professor of terrorism studies. FL 16 GOP Vern Buchanan Yes Male AirNG 1970s none Sits on the House Ways and Means committee. FL 17 GOP Greg Steube No Male Army 2000s OIF His Democratic opponent, April Freeman, died suddenly on Sept. 23. FL 18 GOP Brian Mast Yes Male Army 2000s-2010s OEF Lost both legs in an IED attack in Afghanistan. FL Senate Dem Bill Nelson Yes Male Army 1960s-1970s none Key national race that could determine which party controls the Senate. FL Senate GOP Rick Scott No Male Navy 1970s none Key national race that could determine which party controls the Senate. GA 2 Dem Sanford Bishop Jr. Yes Male Army 1960s none One of only four Congressional Black Caucus members to back the Iraq War. GA 2 GOP Herman West Jr. No Male Marine Corps 1960s Vietnam Wounded while serving in Vietnam. GA 3 Dem Chuck Enderlin No Male Marine Corps 2000s-2010s OEF Fighter pilot who currently serves in the reserve. GA 9 GOP Doug Collins Yes Male AF Reserve 2000s-2010s OIF Serves as a chaplain with the 94th Airlift Wing. GA 11 Dem Flynn Broady Jr. No Male Army 2000s OIF Works as a Veterans Treatment Court coordinator. GA 11 GOP Barry Loudermilk Yes Male Air Force 1980s-1990s Desert Storm Remains an officer in the Civil Air Patrol. HI 1 GOP Cam Cavasso No Male Army 1970s none Well-known figure in local Hawaii politics. HI 2 Dem Tulsi Gabbard Yes Female Army NG 2000s-2010s OIF Current guardsman and member of HASC. IL 1 Dem Bobby Rush Yes Male Army 1960s none Civil rights leader who is influential in Illinois politics. IL 3 GOP Arthur Jones No Male Army 1970s Vietnam Nazi sympathizer has been disowned by GOP. IL 12 Dem Brendan Kelly No Male Navy 2000s none Served as an observer at terrorist trials at Guantanamo Bay. IL 12 GOP Mike Bost Yes Male Marine Corps 1970s-1980s none Also worked as a firefighter before entering politics 26 years ago. IL 15 GOP John Shimkus Yes Male Army 1980s-2000s none Served overseas with the 54th Infantry Regiment in West Germany. IL 16 GOP Adam Kinzinger Yes Male Air Force 2000s-2010s OIF Former KC-135 Stratotanker pilot flew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. IN 3 GOP Jim Banks Yes Male Navy Reserve 2010s OEF Took a leave from the state senate to deploy to Afghanistan. IN 4 Dem Tobi Beck No Female Army 1990s none Military police soldier who transitioned to a civilian cyber security expert. IN 4 GOP Jim Baird No Male Army 1960s-1970s Vietnam Surprise primary winner is heavily favored in the fall election. IN 6 GOP Greg Pence No Male Marine Corps 1970s-1980s none Brother of VP Mike Pence. IN 7 GOP Wayne Harmon No Male Marine Corps 1980s none Has stumped for wider use of medical marijuana by veterans. IN 8 GOP Larry Bucshon Yes Male Navy Reserve 1980s-1990s none Heart surgeon who trained at the Milwaukee VA hosptial. IA 2 GOP Chris Peters No Male Army 1980s-1990s none Thoracic surgeon who attended medical school on an Army scholarship. KS 1 Dem Alan LaPolice No Male Army 1990s Desert Storm Bradley Gunner who served in the largest tank battle of the first Gulf War. KS 1 GOP Roger Marshall Yes Male Army Res 2010s none An OB-GYN who has delivered more than 5,000 babies. KS 2 GOP Steve Watkins No Male Army 2000s-2010s OEF Controversy surrouns his work with a Middle East defense contractor. KS 4 Dem James Thompson No Male Army 1980s-1990s none Was a member of the Presidential Honor Guard. KY 2 GOP Brett Guthrie Yes Male Army 1980s-1990s none Sits on the House Education and Workforce Committee. KY 5 Dem Kenneth Stepp No Male Navy 1960s-1970s none Was involved in Florida politics for two decades before moving to Kentucky. KY 5 GOP Hal Rogers Yes Male Army NG 1950s-1960s none The longest serving Kentucky Republican ever elected to federal office. KY 6 Dem Amy McGrath No Female Marine Corps 2000s-2010s OIF, OEF FA-18 pilot flew 89 combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. LA 1 Dem Tammy Savoie No Female Air Force 1970s-2010s OEF Served in several senior roles related to troops’ mental helath care. LA 3 Dem Larry Rader No Male Air Force 1970s No Failed to finish in the top two during his 2016 bid for this seat. LA 3 Dem Verone Thomas No Male Navy 1980s-1990s No Long-shot candidate has a crinimal record in Texas, California LA 3 GOP Josh Guillory No Male Army 2000s OIF One of five candidates vying for the House seat. LA 3 GOP Clay Higgins Yes Male Army 1970s-1980s none Sits on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. LA 5 GOP Ralph Abraham Yes Male Coast Guard, ANG 1980s-2010s none Still flies reconnaissance missions for the Coast Guard Auxiliary. ME 2 Dem Jared Golden No Male Marine Corps 2000s OIF, OEF Fomer staffer for the Senate Homeland Security Committee. MD 1 Dem Jesse Colvin No Male Army 2000s-2010s OEF Army Ranger lived in Syria after college. MD 1 GOP Andy Harris Yes Male Navy Reserve 1980s-2010s Desert Storm Was commanding officer for the Johns Hopkins Naval Reserve Medical Unit. MD 3 GOP Charles Anthony No Male Army 1970s-1980s none Worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. MD 4 Dem Anthony Brown Yes Male Army Reserve 1980s-2010s OIF Former Maryland Lt. Gov. is still in the Army Reserve. MA 6 Dem Seth Moulton Yes Male Marine Corps 2000s OIF HASC member has been a party leader on national security issues. MA 6 GOP Joseph Schneider No Male Army 1960s none Running against fellow veteran, incumbent Rep. Seth Moulton. MI 1 Dem Matthew Morgan No Male Marine Corps 1990s-2010s OIF Write-in primary campaign winner has ties to filmmaker Michael Moore. MI 1 GOP Jack Bergman Yes Male Marine Corps 1970s-2000s Vietnam Served as commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve. MI Senate GOP John James No Male Army 2000s OIF Logged 753.8 flight hours in Iraq during his deployment. MI 5 GOP Travis Wines No Male Navy 2000s-2010s none Works for the Genesee County Drain Commission. MN 1 Dem Dan Feehan No Male Army 2000s OIF Former acting Assistant Secretary of Defense under Obama. MN 6 Dem Ian Todd No Male Air Force 2000s none Arkansas native served in Germany with AF before moving to Minnesota. MN 7 Dem Collin Peterson Yes Male Army 1960s none Nine-term congressman is the most senior represenative from Minnesota. MN 7 GOP Dave Hughes No Male Air Force 1990s-2010s OIF Military pilot still works as a drone pilot instructor. MS 1 GOP Trent Kelly Yes Male Army NG 1990s-2010s Desert Storm, OIF Currently a Brig. Gen. in the Army National Guard. MS 4 GOP Steven Palazzo Yes Male USMC/Army 1980s-2010s Desert Storm, OIF Still serves in the Mississippi National Guard. MS Senate GOP Roger Wicker Yes Male Air Force 1970s-1990s none Was a judge advocate in the Air Force and reserve. MO 5 GOP Jacob Turk No Male Marine Corps 1970s none Ran as an independent in a state Senate race last year. MO 6 Dem Henry Martin No Male Army 1980s-1990s Desert Storm Left the Army to become a teacher. NE 2 GOP Don Bacon Yes Male Air Force 1980s-2010s OIF Served as a wing commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. NV 2 GOP Mark Amodei Yes Male Army 1980s none Serves on the House Appropriations Committee. NH 1 GOP Eddie Edwards No Male Navy 1980s none Also served in the FBI and as a local police chief. NH 2 GOP Steve Negron No Male Air Force 1980s-1990s none Former Intercontinental Ballistic Missile combat crew member. NJ 4 Dem Josh Welle No Male Navy 2000s-2010s OEF President of his Naval Academy class, the first to graduate after 9/11. NJ 6 GOP Rich Pezzullo No Male Army Reserve 1980s-2000s none Frequest third-party candidate in New Jersey political races. NJ 9 Dem Bill Pascrell Yes Male Army 1960s none Served on the House Ways and Means Committee for the last decade. NJ 11 Dem Mikie Sherrill No Female Navy 1990s-2000s none Sea King helicopter pilot flew missions throughout the Middle East. NJ Senate GOP Bob Hugin No Male Marine Corps 1970s-1980s none Key national race that could determine which party controls the Senate. NY 1 GOP Lee Zeldin Yes Male Army 2000s OIF Currently a major in the Army Reserve. NY 2 GOP Peter King Yes Male Army NG 1960s-1970s none Frequent cable TV guest who sits on the Homeland Security committee. NY 3 GOP Dan DeBono No Male Navy 1990s Desert Storm Former Navy SEAL who specialized in submarine operations. NY 11 GOP Max Rose No Male Army 2010s OEF Survived an IED attack in Afghanistan in 2013. NY 12 GOP Eliot Rabin No Male Army, Air Force 1960s-1970s none Ran clothing boutiques in New York City after leaving the military. NY 15 Dem Jose Serrano Yes Male Army 1960s none Puerto Rican immigrant served in the Army medical corps. NY 20 GOP Francis Vitollo No Male Air Force 1970s none Works as an emergency room nurse. NC 1 Dem G.K. Butterfield Yes Male Army 1960s none Former NC Supreme Court justice. NC 3 GOP Walter Jones Yes Male Army 1960s-1970s none 12-term congressman is a longtime member of HASC. NC 9 Dem Dan McCready No Male Marine Corps 2000s OIF Baptised in the Euphrates River as a Christian during Iraq deployment. OH 2 GOP Brad Wenstrup Yes Male Army Reserve 1990s-2010s OIF Given Soldier’s Medal for his response at Congressional softball shooting. OH 6 GOP Bill Johnson Yes Male Air Force 1970s-1990s none Was a director of at U.S. Special Operations Command. OH 7 Dem Ken Harbaugh No Male Navy 1990s-2000s none Former COO at Team Rubicon. OH 8 GOP Warren Davidson Yes Male Army 1980s-1990s none Replaced former House Speaker John Boehner. OH 9 GOP Steven Kraus No Male Air Force 1970s none Forced to resign from the Ohio House after a theft conviction. OH 15 GOP Steve Stivers Yes Male Army NG 1980s-2010s OIF A Brig. Gen. in the Ohio Army National Guard. OK 5 GOP Steve Russell Yes Male Army 1980s-2000s OIF, OEF Commanded the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry in combat in Iraq. OR 4 Dem Peter DeFazio Yes Male Air Force 1960s-1970s none Founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. PA 6 Dem Chrissy Houlahan No Female Air Force 1980s none Daughter and grandaughter of career naval officers. PA 10 Dem George Scott No Male Army 1990s-2000s Desert Storm, OEF Transitioned from the military to become a Lutheran pastor. PA 10 GOP Scott Perry Yes Male ANG 1980s-2010s OIF A Brig. Gen. in the Pennsylvania National Guard. PA 14 GOP Guy Reschenthaler No Male Navy 2000s-2010s OIF Served in the state senate for the last three years. PA 16 Dem Ronald DiNicola No Male Marine Corps 1970s none Won the All-Marine boxing title while serving. PA 17 Dem Conor Lamb Yes Male Marine Corps 2000s-2010s none Won a special election for the PA congressional seat earlier this year. RI 2 GOP Salvatore Caiozzo No Male Army 1980s none Has been campaigning with his daughter, a state legislator hopeful. SC 2 Dem Sean Carrigan No Male Army 1990s-2010s none Worked in Walter Reed’s Neo-Natal Intensive Care unit. SC 2 GOP Joe Wilson Yes Male Army 1970s-1990s none Made headlines in 2009 shouting at Obama during his SOTU address. SC 6 GOP Gerhard Gressmann No Male Army 1960s-1970s Vietnam German immigrant who followed his stepfather into the Army. SC 7 Dem Robert Williams No Male Army NG 1990s-2000s OIF Called to active duty while campaigning for a state House seat. TN 1 GOP Phil Roe Yes Male Army 1970s none Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. TN 7 GOP Mark Green No Male Army 1980s-2000s OIF, OEF Trump Army Secretary nominee who dropped out of confirmation process. TX 1 Dem Shirley McKellar No Female Army 2000s-2010s OIF Retired Army nurse was injured in Iraq. TX 1 GOP Louie Gohmert Yes Male Army 1970s-1980s none Outspoken member of the House Freedom Caucus. TX 2 GOP Daniel Crenshaw No Male Navy 2000s-2010s OIF, OEF Navy SEAL lost an eye in an IED blast in Afghansitan. TX 3 GOP Van Taylor No Male Marine Corps 1990s-2000s OIF State lawmaker has deep ties to Tea Party activists. TX 11 GOP Mike Conaway Yes Male Army 1970s none Has close ties to fellow Texan George W. Bush. TX 13 Dem Greg Sagan No Male Navy 1970s-1980s Vietnam Former nuclear power consultant and weekly newspaper columnist. TX 15 GOP Tim Westley No Male Army 1990s none Also worked as a mail carrier and public school teacher. TX 21 Dem Joseph Kopser No Male Army 1990s-2010s OIF Returned to West Point after his military service as an instructor. TX 22 GOP Pete Olson Yes Male Navy 1990s Desert Storm Forme Navy liaison to the U.S. Senate. TX 23 Dem Gina Ortiz Jones No Female Air Force 2000s OIF Now outspoken LGBT advocate served under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. TX 29 GOP Phillip Aronoff No Male AirNG 1960s-1970s none Served as a co-chair for George W. Bush’s 1994 gubernatorial campaign. TX 31 Dem M.J. Hegar No Female Air Force 1990s-2000s OEF Served as a helicopter rescue pilot in Afghanistan. TX 33 GOP Willie Billups No Male USMC, Army 1990s-2010s none Colon cancer survivor who served during his illness. TX 36 GOP Brian Babin Yes Male Air Force 1970s none Earned his dental degree while in the service. UT 2 GOP Chris Stewart Yes Male Air Force 1980s-1990s none Holds the world record for the fastest non-stop flight around the world. VA 2 Dem Elaine Luria No Female Navy 1990s-2010s none Former Surface Warfare Officer founded a “Mermaid Factory” craft business. VA 2 GOP Scott Taylor Yes Male Navy 1990s-2000s OIF Former Navy SEAL has come under fire for possibly skirting campaign laws. VA 3 Dem Bobby Scott Yes Male Army 1970s none Only the second African-American elected to Congress by Virginia. VA 5 GOP Denver Riggleman No Male Air Force 1990s none Accused by his opponent of promoting Bigfoot erotica. VA 8 GOP Thomas Oh No Male Army 2010s none 25-year-old candidate is still in the Army Reserve. VA 11 GOP Jeff Dove No Male Army 2000s OIF Served as a chemical operations specialist. WV 3 Dem Richard Ojeda No Male Army 1990s-2010s OIF, OEF Assualted and severely injured during a campaign event in 2016. WI 1 Dem Randy Bryce No Male Army 1980s none Running for the seat being vacated by House Speaker Paul Ryan. WI 3 GOP Steve Toft No Male Army 1990s-2010s none 32-year career from private to colonel. WI 5 Dem Tom Palzewicz No Male Navy 1980s none Served on a nuclear submarine before entering the financial industry. WI 7 Dem Margaret Engebretson No Female Navy, AirNG 1980s-2000s none Worked as an electrician’s mate, a locomotive mechanic and deputy sheriff. WI 8 Dem Beau Liegeois No Male Army 2010s none JAG officer previously worked in the Green Bay Packers Pro Shop. WI 8 GOP Mike Gallagher Yes Male Marine Corps 2000s-2010s OIF One of the main advocates for a GWOT memorial. NJ 2 GOP Seth Grossman No Male Army NG 1970s none Lost party support over sharing a white supremacist article this summer. Source: Here are the 172 veterans running for Congress in November