Release: Veterans Call on Beauprez to Apologize

By Alan Franklin - Feb 2nd, 2006 at 10:34 am MST

UPDATE: sign the petition: ask Beauprez to apologize.

Veterans Call on Beauprez to Apologize

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 2, 2006
CONTACT: Michael Huttner
(303) 991-1900

Denver - Veterans called on Congressman Bob Beauprez to apologize for publicly parading in a military-issued uniform when selective service records revealed that Beauprez avoided ever serving.

"We are calling on Mr. Beauprez to apologize for misleading us," stated retired Sergeant Jim Hudson, a Vietnam Veteran.

This photo of Congressman Bob Beauprez was taken at the Front Range Airport in Watkins, Colorado in June, 2004.

The Selective Service Classification History for Robert Louis Beauprez indicates that he requested and received three different student deferments.

The records also indicate that Beauprez came up for the draft based on his lottery drawing for 1970 of #160.

Yet on August 6, 1970 the records indicate that Beauprez was "excused" because of a "physical reason."

"Mr. Beauprez appears to want it both ways: he publicly parades in a military-issued uniform, and yet the records show he never served," stated retired Staff Sergeant Michael D. Collins, a veteran who served in Vietnam with the 1st Air Calvary Division.

"While Beauprez claims he's for veterans, he has the worst voting record on veterans' issues of any of the Colorado members of Congress," noted Collins.

According to the Disabled American Veterans, Beauprez has the worst voting record of any member of the Colorado congressional delegation, as he voted against them on every one of their key votes for both 2004 and 2005 (www.dav.org)

Hudson and Collins joined other veterans today in their call for Beauprez to apologize. They also launched a new group "Veterans for Progress", Link, and asked other veterans to join them to hold elected officials accountable.