Senator McCain is kicking off his Veterans’ coalition for his 2010 re-election campaign at the American Legion on 7th Avenue and Van Buren on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. He will be accompanied by fellow POWs George “Bud” Day and Orson Swindle
Bud Day is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most highly decorated service members since General Douglas MacArthur, having received over seventy decorations. Colonel Day was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and spent the next five-and-a-half years in captivity.
Orson Swindle is a former U.S. Marine pilot with a very distinguished military career. Mr. Swindle was shot down over North Vietnam in 1966 and spent the next six years in captivity. Mr. Swindle was an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under President Ronald Reagan, and was a Federal Trade Commissioner from 1997 until 2005.
Both Day and Swindle met John McCain while the three were POWs during the Vietnam war.
The Veterans’ coalition kick-off event will include a town hall as well as a reception for an opportunity to meet the Senator and his fellow POWs. Seating is limited, so if you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the link below.
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