You are selfless.  You are brave.  You are the very best of America.  Everything we have, you have secured for us.  Everything we hope to be, you protect. 

 

Here is our sacred vow:  We will also do everything in our power to protect YOU.

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Our promise to you and your family:

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We will make sure that your compensation and benefits reflect your high-level of dedication and service.  1787 supports a full 10% pay raise for service members.  We will also ferociously protect your hard-earned benefits.

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We will work hard to ensure that all military children have access to high-quality education, from pre-k though college.

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We will expand the "Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant" to include students whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service anywhere.

 

We will make sure you and your family receive the highest quality of health care and mental health support in the world.

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We will make sure there are gender-specific health care and services to protect and honor women veterans.

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We will make sure that all veterans and service members receive adequate, discreet care in the aftermath of military sexual trauma, and that these heinous crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable.  Even a superficial look at history reveals that no social advance rolls in on the wheels of inevitability.  Every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."

 

You and your family have sacrificed unimaginably for our freedom. You have suffered unspeakable sorrow for our safety.  You have struggled greatly for our comfort.     

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Our promise to you and your family:

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We will work hard to boost your morale and make sure our country is one you are proud to fight for.

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We will make sure you have rewarding employment opportunities when you leave the service.

 

We will fight to eliminate the funding fee associated with the Home Loan Guaranty program. 

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We will mandate that a certain number of federal contracts be awarded to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

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We will encourage the acceptance of military training and experience be acceptable for licenses & credentials in specialized fields.

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We will allow certain GI Bill funds to be used for small-business capitalization.

The extraordinarily brave women and men who sacrifice so much to keep America safe are our heroes.  We are deeply grateful to each and every person that serves our country with such courage and integrity.  

 

Likewise, we owe a debt of profound gratitude to the families of these remarkable Americans.  Most of us can only imagine the sacrifices you make, and we promise to do everything possible to honor every member of your family. 

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Our promise to you and your family:

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We will make sure that, to any extent possible, there will be more flexibility in military life, including more reasonable extended leave policies.

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We will offer better support to military spouses and partners, including appropriate education & employment.

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We will make sure you and your family have access to safe child care, free of charge.  We will fight to make the Child Development Centers (CDC), Family Child Care (FCC) and School-age Care Programs (SAC) completely free for military families.

 

We will work hard to make the military-to-civilian transition as seamless as possible for every member of the family.