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The following information is intended to inform the membership about the announced candidates for National Office. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement by the National Organization of any candidate to the exclusion of others who may stand for election. DAV members may announce their candidacy at any time, up to and including the time of election at our National Convention in Denver, Aug. 22-25.
To date, 10 DAV members have announced their candidacy for National Office for the 20092010 membership year. Elections will take place Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the National Convention in Denver, Colo. Biographical information presented below is offered to better acquaint you with the announced candidates.
Announcing he will seek the office of National Commander, National Senior Vice Commander Roberto Barrera said, "I welcome the opportunity to help guide the DAV through these troubling economic times. I can think of no finer mission than to build better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families. I know we face many challenges, and I know we can overcome them and be better for the effort. As your National Commander, I will accept any challenge and pledge to provide the leadership, integrity, quality and service demanded of and so richly deserved by our great organization.
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"I will diligently work to achieve all DAV goals through strategic insight, superior service and effective advocacy, and I will accomplish these ends with compassion, understanding and fair and decisive action.
"Our world is ever changing. I vow to meet the challenges those changes bring and resolve them in the best interest of disabled veterans, their families and survivors. I know, as you do, that the growing number of veterans disabled in the wars our nation's military men and women are engaged in is taking a toll on resources to care for them. I assure you I will work steadfastly to ensure those resources are available. Those we serve deserve no less, and I assure you I shall render no less to them.
"I pledge to stand at the forefront of our efforts on behalf of all men and women disabled in service to our nation. Whether they served on the sands of Iwo Jima, in the jungles of Vietnam, the streets of Baghdad or the mountains of Afghanistan; from Korea to Beirut, we shall be there for them with our legacy of unsurpassed service to provide needed assistance and a decent quality of life for...
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