National Veterans for Kerry Steering Committee membership now includes 148 men and women:

Lt. General Edward Baca (ret.)
USA
New Mexico

Paul Bucha
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
New York

General Wesley Clark (ret.)
USA, Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
Arkansas

Fmr. Senator Max Cleland
USA
Georgia

Admiral William Crowe (ret.)
Fmr. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
USN
Oklahoma

Senator Daniel Inouye
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
USA
Hawaii

Lt. General Claudia Kennedy (ret.)
USA
Virginia

Fmr. Senator Bob Kerrey
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
USN
President, New School University
Nebraska

General Merrill “Tony” McPeak (ret.)
Fmr. Air Force Chief of Staff
USAF
Oregon

Congressman Charles Rangel
USA
New York

General John Shalikashvili (ret.)
Fmr. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
USA
Washington

Hershel “Woody” Williams
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
USMC
West Virginia

Master Sergeant Manuel Almeida (ret.)
USA
New Jersey

David Alston
USN, Gunner’s Mate PCF 94
South Carolina

Lee Archer
WWII – Tuskegee Airmen
Army Air Corp., USAF
New York

Congressman Joseph Baca
USA
California

Phyllis Bachman
Past President, American Legion Auxiliary
North Carolina

Skip Barker
USN, Skipper, PCF 31
Alabama

Rand Beers
Fmr. Special Asst. and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism, National Security Council
USMC
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Sam Billison
WWII, Navajo Code Talker
USMC
New Mexico

Senator Jeff Bingaman
USA Reserves
New Mexico

Congressman Leonard Boswell
USA
Iowa

Major General Jack Bradshaw (ret.)
USA
Illinois

Rear Admiral Herbert Bridge (ret.)
USN Reserves
Washington

Dr. Roscoe Brown
WWII – Tuskegee Airmen
Army Air Corp.
New York

Brigadier General Rosetta Burke (ret.)
Army National Guard
New York

Phillip Butler, PhD
Prisoner of War, Vietnam
USN
Oklahoma

Betty Calder
Past President, American Legion Auxiliary
Arizona

State Senator Terry Care
USA
Nevada

John Carney
Past National Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars
USN
Florida

Senator Thomas Carper
USN
Delaware

Rear Admiral William “Bill” Center (ret.)
USN
Washington

Colonel Roxanne Cheney (ret.)
USMC
South Carolina

Lt. General Daniel Christman (ret.)
USA
Ohio

Ronald Conley
Past National Commander, American Legion
USAF
Pennsylvania

Sergeant Major Keith Cook (ret.)
USA
North Carolina

Senator John Corzine
USMC Reserves
New Jersey

John H. Dalton
Fmr. Secretary of the Navy
USN
Texas

Brigadier General Tom Daniels (ret.)
USAF, Air National Guard
Texas

Colonel Thomas Davis (ret.)
USA
Virginia

Jimmy Dean
Past National Commander, American Legion
USA
Mississippi

Congressman William Delahunt
U.S. Coast Guard
Massachusetts

Brigadier General Richard DeMara (ret.)
USA
Michigan

Bill Detweiler
Past National Commander, American Legion
USA
Louisiana

Senator Christopher Dodd
USA Reserves
Connecticut

Major General Donald Edwards (ret.)
Army National Guard
Vermont

Congressman Bob Etheridge
USA
North Carolina

Congressman Lane Evans
USMC
Illinois

Mack Flemming
Fmr. Staff Director, House Veterans Affairs Committee
USA
South Carolina

Brigadier General Evelyn “Pat” Foote (ret.)
USA
Maryland

Major General James Fretterd (ret.)
USA
Maryland

Alice Galka
Past President, American Legion Auxiliary
Indiana

Congressman Richard Gephardt
Air National Guard
Missouri

Fmr. Senator John Glenn
USMC
Ohio
Hershel Gober

Fmr. Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
USMC
Arkansas

Congressman Charlie Gonzalez
Air National Guard
Texas

Dick Grenier
Prisoner of War, Korea
USA
Maine

Rear Admiral Roland Guilbault (ret.)
USN
Florida

Vice Admiral Lee F. Gunn (ret.)
USN
California

Forrest Guth
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Delaware

Dr. John Hardebeck
Past National Commander, China-Burma-India Veterans Affairs
Army Air Corp
California

Senator Tom Harkin
USN
Iowa

Steve Hatch
USN, Boatswain’s Mate, PCF 44
New York

Major General Charles Henry (ret.)
USA
Kentucky

Silvestre Herrera
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
USA
Texas

Congressman Maurice Hinchey
USN
New York

General Joseph Hoar (ret.)
USMC
Florida

Senator Ernest F. Hollings
USA
South Carolina

Rear Admiral John Hutson (ret.)
USN
New Hampshire

Major General Randolph “Randy” Jayne (ret.)
Air National Guard
Virginia

Congressman William Jefferson
USA
Louisiana

Ed Joint
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Pennsylvania

Robert Jones
Fmr. Director, AMVETS
USA
Maryland

Jack Jones
WWII – Navajo Code Talker
USMC
New Mexico

Sergeant Major Ray Jones (ret.)
USA
Georgia

Major General Nicholas Kafkalas (ret.)
Army National Guard
Pennsylvania

Mary Lou Keener
Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary Air Force
USN , USAF Reserves
Georgia

Senator Edward Kennedy
USA
Massachusetts

Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr (ret.)
USA, Army Reserves
California

Lt. General Donald Kerrick (ret.)
Fmr. Deputy National Security Advisor
USA
Florida

Judy Droz Keyes
Gold Star Widow
Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
California

Young Oak Kim
WWII – 442nd Regimental Combat Team
California

Barbara Kranig
Past President, American Legion Auxillary
Wisconsin

Keith Kruse
Past National Commander, American Legion
USA
Wisconsin

Governor Ted Kulongoski
USMC
Oregon

Senator Frank Lautenberg
USA
New Jersey

Joseph Lesniewski
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Pennsylvania

Clancy Lyall
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Maryland

Ray Mabus
Fmr. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Fmr. Governor
USN
Mississippi

Brigadier General Donald McAuliffe (ret.)
USAF
North Carolina

Earl McClung
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Colorado

Richard “Dick” McCool
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
USN
Washington

Congressman Jim McDermott
USN
Washington

Brigadier General David L. McGinnis (ret.)
USA, Army National Guard
Virginia

Michael Medeiros
USN, Quartermaster, PCF 94
California

Ray Miller
Chair, National Association of Black Veterans
USAF
Washington

Major General Melvyn Montano (ret.)
Army National Guard
New Mexico

John Moon
Past Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars
USMC
Ohio

Bobby Muller
Veteran’s Advocate
USMC
New York

Congressman John Murtha
USMC
Pennsylvania

Senator Bill Nelson
USA Reserves
Florida

Richard O’Dell
Fmr. National Officer, Vietnam Veterans of America
USA
Virginia

Dr. Sandra Ortega
USAF
New Jersey

Congressman Bill Pascrell
USA
New Jersey

William Perry
Fmr. Secretary of Defense
USA
Pennsylvania

Douglas “Pete” Peterson
Fmr. Ambassador of Vietnam, Fmr. Congressman
USAF
Florida

Master Sergeant Phillip Potter (ret.)
USMC
Pennsylvania

Darrell “Shifty” Powers
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Virginia

Jim Rassmann
USA, Mike Force Officer, 5th Special Forces Group

Oregon
Senator Jack Reed
USA
Rhode Island

Joe Reeder
Under Secretary of the Army
USA
Washington

Brigadier General Virgil A. Richards (ret.)
USA
Texas

Larry Rivers
Past Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars
USMC
Louisiana

Pat Runyon
USN, Engineman, PCF 71
Ohio
Major General Gerald Sajer (ret.)
USA National Guard
Pennsylvania

Wade Sanders
USN, Skipper, PCF 98
California

Del Sandusky
USN, Lead Petty Officer, PCF 94
Florida

Congressman Robert “Bobby” Scott
Army National Guard
Virginia

Congressman Jose Serrano
USA
New York

Vice Admiral John Shanahan (ret.)
USN
Washington, DC

Fred Short
USN, Gunner’s Mate, PCF 94
Arkansas

Jeffrey Smith
Fmr. General Counsel, CIA
USA
Washington, DC

Congressman Vic Snyder
USMC
Arkansas

Senior Master Sergeant John Soltero (ret.)
USAF
Arizona

Congressman John Spratt
USA
South Carolina

Congressman Pete Stark
USAF
California

Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman (ret.)
USPHS/US Coast Guard
Washington

Percy Sutton
WWII – Tuskegee Airmen
Army Air Corp
New York

Richard Swartz
USA
Florida

Congressman John Tanner
USN
Tennessee

Brigadier General Preston Taylor (ret.)
USAF
New Jersey

Bruce Thiesen
Past National Commander, American Legion
California

Gene Thorson
USN – Engineman, PCF 94
Iowa

Congressman Edolphus Towns
USA
New York

Tracy Droz Tragos
Filmmaker – Be Good, Smile Pretty
California

Congressman Jim Turner
USA
Texas

Admiral Stansfield Turner (ret.)
USN
Maryland

Colonel Lew Tyree (ret.)
USA Reserves
West Virginia

Master Sergeant John Valdez (ret.)
USMC
California

Lionel Van Deerlin
Fmr. Congressman
USA
California

Jerry Waldie
Fmr. Congressman
USA
California

Jim Wasser
USN, Lead Petty Officer, PCF 44
Illinois

Brigadier General Robert Westphal (ret.)
Army National Guard
Washington

Drew Whitlow
USN – Boatswain’s Mate, PCF 44
Arkansas

General Johnnie Wilson (ret.)
USA
Ohio

William Wingett
WWII – 101st Airborne, Easy Company
USA
Oregon

Brigadier General Jack Yeager (ret.)
Army National Guard
West Virginia

Bill Zaladonis
USN, Engineman, PCF 44
Florida