Dear Operation Truth Supporter—

August marks Operation Truth’s one-year anniversary and the launch of our new website! August also marks a turning point in the public’s understanding of the war in Iraq, thanks in part to your crucial support of our work. In the last 12 months, you’ve helped us accomplish a tremendous amount, but now we need your help more than ever.

In our first year, you’ve helped us support our Troops and our country by giving our Troops a voice and allowing us to bring important issues to the forefront of the public dialogue. In the last 12 months, you’ve helped us:

Send OIF Veterans to Capitol Hill in May 2005 to meet with key members of the House and Senate for the first time and provide them with direct access to Veterans of the War in Iraq.

Place an ad in the Washington Post in July 2005 calling on the President and the Congress to fix the gaping hole in our Veterans health care budget. The ad was a great success, and Congress passed the $1.5 billion emergency supplemental for Veterans’ care.

Air a national TV ad 47 times during the 2004 election season to force the candidates to focus on the Iraq war.

Draw national attention to the Humvee armor shortage in December 2004 and send over 4,000 messages to Capitol Hill demanding accountability, which led to Congressional hearings.
Grow our grassroots supporter list from zero to over 35,000 and make our website a popular and trusted location for information and opinion straight from the Troops.

Place our member Veterans in front of a national news audience, including four major cable network appearances in just the last two weeks, profiles in national newspapers such as USA Today and The New York Times, and dozens of articles in local papers all over the country.
Kick off a national college tour, sending veterans to schools across the country to share their experiences.

Help us build on these accomplishments. As the War in Iraq rages on, our Vets and Troops need a voice more than ever. Our buddies are under fire every day. We need to speak out and be heard, and we can't be heard without your help.

Without your donations, we won’t be able to continue our work and achieve more great accomplishments. A small recurring donation can go a long way towards making Operation Truth a permanent force supporting our Troops.

Please consider a small, monthly, tax-deductible contribution of $5, $10, or more that will help continue our work.

Once you donate online, and each time a recurring contribution is processed, you will receive a confirmation email that you can use as your tax receipt.

Thank you for your vital support, and for being part of our online Army supporting our Troops and country. We couldn't do it without you.

Best Regards,
Paul

P.S. In addition to our new website, in the next week we’ll be launching ‘TroopNet’, an innovative and cutting-edge way for our new generation of Veterans to network with each other and share their experiences with the American public.

Paul Rieckhoff
OIF VeteranFounder and Executive DirectorOperation Truth


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