Our Partners

Together with our partners, we have published this statement of solidarity:

We represent a nonpartisan coalition of veterans, military families, and military family and veteran support organizations, united by our pride in America and our gratitude to be Americans. We believe our experiment in democracy is unique and historic in the annals of human history. For nearly 250 years, through challenges such as the 1918 pandemic, two World Wars, and other crises, we successfully held elections that were free, fair, and peaceful. That long history is one of the greatest legacies of our country. It is core to who we are as a people that we celebrate the peaceful continuation or transfer of power following our elections.

Our confidence in elections held throughout our history is buoyed by the fact that our elections are administered by bipartisan and nonpartisan officials and volunteers at the local level. These individuals are our neighbors and our fellow citizens, performing their civic duties to ensure every ballot is counted fairly and properly. Their work is at the core of what it means to choose those who will represent us, and we emphasize that the systems we have are ones we must participate in and work to make more free and fair in every election cycle.

Duty is a word that has deep meaning to us, as it does to all Americans. Duty means doing the right thing, even when it is difficult. Generations before us have done their part to keep our democracy strong. That duty is ours now.

We believe that our democracy demands engaged citizens, that we all have the power to make positive change in civic life, and that we have the responsibility to try.

We are speaking out because we are concerned, and also because we believe that we all must do our part as citizens. We share our love of our country, and we pledge to work for a stronger democracy and a more unified country. We believe that continued acts of civic virtue will save our Republic. America will become what we make it - together.