January 29 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
12:45 at the Philadelphia International Airport
Iraq War Veterans to Unveil New TV Ad in Philadelphia on "Fly Around" Tour

VoteVets.org to Hold Press Conference to Unveil Ad & Urge Senator Arlen Specter to Join the Troops by Voting 'No' on Escalating the War in Iraq Philadelphia - VoteVets.org, the leading political Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Organization, will hold a press conference in Philadelphia unveiling a new television ad urging Senator Arlen Specter to join the troops by voting 'No' on escalation as part of a seven state, eight stop "fly around" tour.

The President's escalation plan to send upward of 20,000 additional troops to Iraq has been met with harsh criticism from senior military leaders, the Iraq Study Group, our troops and the American public. The bipartisan Biden-Hagel resolution against escalation passed out of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday and is expected to go to the full Senate for consideration. But several Senators, including Senator Specter, have not said how they will vote.

Pennsylvania veterans of the Iraq war and their families will join Jon Soltz, National Chairman of VoteVets.org and a delegation of Iraq war veterans to implore Senator Specter to stop the escalation that would uselessly place more troops in the crosshairs of a civil war. Along with the Philadelphia event, the VoteVets.org delegation will fly to seven other cities across the country to urge other key Senators to stop escalation and show the new ad.

VoteVets.org represents the Voice of America's 21 Century Patriots - those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. It primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on behalf of troops, veterans and their families.