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Leading Veterans Advocate Sharply Critical of President's State Of The Union Speech

Paul Reickhoff of IAVA
Paul Reickhoff of IAVA

Paul Reickhoff, a veteran and founder and executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), is clearly less than satisfied with President Obama's State of the Union speech.

On the IAVA website, Reickhoff writes:

On his Twitter page today, Reickhoff follows up, stating, "We've got to spread the word about this issue. Still no public response from the White House to correct it."

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