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A Kennedy-esque Choice

Talking Points Memo and Huffington Post are both floating the possibility that Lieutenant General Claudia J. Kennedy, USA (Ret.), the highest ranking female officer in Army history, might be considered as Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential running mate. Speaking at SLDN’s 2006 Annual Dinner, General Kennedy told SLDN supporters, “Army values are taught to soldiers from their earliest days in the Army. Those values are: loyalty, duty, mutual respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. We teach our soldiers that these are the values we expect them to live up to. I believe that as an institution, our military needs to live up to the values we demand of the service members. Military leaders need to respect all service members. We need to recognize that loyalty and selfless service are exhibited equally, by service members of every color, gender and sexual orientation.” We at SLDN are pleased to see General Kennedy receiving the attention she is due. She has been a strong and vocal champion of all our men and women in uniform, regardless of their sexual orientation, and would also bring enormous military and national security credibility to the Democratic ticket. -Victor Maldonado

Labels: Barak Obama, Claudia Kennedy

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06-20-08