Kuster Endorsed By Slate of Granite State Veterans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2022

Kuster Endorsed By Slate of Granite State Veterans

**A former member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Annie Kuster is a steadfast fighter for New Hampshire veterans and their families**

Nashua, NH — Today, Annie Kuster's campaign announced a coalition of more than 75 Granite State veterans endorsing Annie Kuster for reelection. During their endorsement, this group of veterans from across the Second District pointed to Annie Kuster’s long history of fighting for New Hampshire veterans, service members, and their families.

“As the daughter of a WWII prisoner of war, I know firsthand the sacrifices that our service members and their families make — that’s why I will always fight for our veterans,” said Kuster. “I have been proud to fight for legislation to eliminate the disgraceful VA claims backlog so veterans get the care they deserve. Thank you to all the men and women who have served our country in uniform. I will continue working to ensure we serve you as well as you served us.”

“I’m proud to endorse Annie Kuster for reelection because she knows what it means to stand up for Granite State veterans,” said Maura Sullivan, Former VA Assistant Secretary and Marine Corps Iraq Veteran. “Throughout her career, Annie has fought to improve access to care and has worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass meaningful reforms that make life better for veterans and their families. Here in New Hampshire, we pride ourselves on service and it means the world to have a representative like Annie who will always put veterans first.”

"Congresswoman Kuster’s support of the Pact Act gives veterans the dignity they deserve when addressing service-connected health issues resulting from exposure to toxins,” said Charlene Lovett, Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 3. “No longer will veterans have to fight to get the medical care they deserve. I am proud to support her re-election."

The full list of veterans endorsing Annie Kuster includes:

  • Michah Bachner, United States Army, Berlin

  • Bob Baker, United States Air Force, Columbia

  • Thomas Barry, United States Army, Nashua

  • Rachael Booth, United States Navy, Landaff

  • Bill Bordy, United State Army, Nashua x

  • Janice Bouchard, United States Air Force, Nashua

  • Alfred Bouchard, United States Army, Nashua 

  • Miriam Cahill-Yeaton, United States Air Force, Epsom 

  • Lisa Campbell, United States Army, Claremont

  • Rebecca Clough, United States Air Force, Keene

  • Fred Davis Jr., United States Marine Corps, Nashua 

  • Denis Demers, United States Army, Cornish 

  • Robert Da Silva, United States Army, Nashua

  • Raymond Dionne, United States Navy, Hudson

  • Stephen Enroth, United States Army, North Sutton

  • Sally Fellows, United States Army, Holderness

  • Karen Fesler, United States Navy, Bath

  • James C. Forrest, United States Navy, Franconia

  • John Franklin, United States Navy, Peterborough

  • Ed Freidrich, United States Marine Corps, Louden 

  • Bill Gould, United States Navy, New Boston 

  • Robert Grimley, United States Air Force, Grantham 

  • Kent Hackmann, United States Army, Andover

  • Douglas A. Hall, United States Navy, Weare

  • Raymond Harmacinski, United States Navy, Salem

  • Bill Hatch, United States Air Force, Gorham

  • William Hay, United States Army, Keene

  • Dave Hennessey, United States Army, Pelham

  • Christopher Howard, United States Air Force, Hudson

  • Philip Cate Huckins, PhD, United States Air Force, Keene

  • Roburt Kareff, United States Army, Canterbury

  • Harvey Keye, United States Army, Nashua

  • Ron King, United States Air Force, Concord

  • John Knowles, United States Army, Hudson

  • Robert Lamb, United States Army, Holderness

  • Linda Lauer, United States Navy, Bath 

  • Donald Leisman, United States Army, Pembroke 

  • Roger Lessard, Army National Guard, Greenfield

  • Charlene Lovett, United States Army, Claremont

  • Joe Magruder, United States Navy, Concord

  • Kathleen Martin-Bonhaus, United States Coast Guard, Enfield

  • Patricia Martin, United States Air Force, Rindge

  • Carl Martland, United States Army, Sugar Hill 

  • James McGaffigan, United States Army, Litchfield 

  • Pete McVay, United States Navy, Atkinson 

  • Dan Millbauer, United States Army, Peterborough 

  • Charlie Mooskian, United States Navy, Pelham

  • Lloyd Murray, United States Marine Corps, Stark

  • James Parker, United States Marine Corps, Bow

  • Robert Porter, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Claremont

  • Stephen Rasche, United States Army, Canterbury 

  • Eliezer Rivera, United States Coast Guard, Keene 

  • Scott Robart, United States Marine Corps, Sutton 

  • Val Scarborough, United States Marine Corps, Plymouth 

  • Irving Scales, United States Navy, Nashua 

  • Howard Shaffer, United States Navy, Enfield 

  • Ambassador Terry Shumaker, United States Army, Concord 

  • Steve Shurtleff, United States Army, Penacook

  • Harold Solomon, United States Navy, Nashua

  • Dana Springer, United State Army, Nashua

  • Karl Stamm, United States Army, Hudson

  • Jean Stimmell, United States Navy, Northwood

  • Phillip Stockwell, United States Navy, Warner

  • David Swenson, United States Army, Keene 

  • Christine Tappen, United States Army, Northwood

  • Bill Tappen, United States Army, Northwood 

  • Gloria Timmons, United States Army, Nashua

  • Dan Toomey, United States Air Force, Nashua

  • Gareth Vincent, United States Army, Hudson

  • John W. Jones, United States Army, Sutton

  • Douglas Whitbeck, United States Army, Mason

  • Jimmy Williams, United States Navy, Sunapee

  • Ron White, United States Air Force, Franklin

  • Dough Wolff, United States Army, Holderness

  • William Young, United States Coast Guard, Hanover

  • Kathleen Richards, United States Navy, Keene

Annie is focused on ensuring we serve our veterans as well as they served us. She stood up against the Biden administration’s proposal to close rural veteran clinics in Littleton and Conway and successfully fought to keep these services open and operating. She worked with members of both parties to pass the Honoring Our PACT Act, legislation to finally recognize military toxic exposure and provide quality health care for as many as 3.5 million veterans. This legislation built off of Annie’s bill, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, to expand benefits to 90,000 veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

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