Foundation for Change: Connie from Chester, VA

April 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized
Since taking office 100 days ago, President Obama has acted swiftly to deliver on his campaign promise to change the direction our country was headed. Everyday Americans in communities across the country are already starting to see the results of his actions.

Connie from Chester, Virginia:

I'm a 58 year old widow of a career Army officer with a son who's a career soldier (15 years in) currently serving his second tour in Iraq. I also volunteer in McGuire Veteran's Hospital and Nursing Home in Richmond, and I've seen the Provigil pharmacy ravages of these wars first-hand. Coming from a military family, I have a real affinity for the military and it's families, and that makes the President's decision to close Guantanamo and set a clear timeline for withdrawal from Iraq critical to me.

In Chesterfield County, the American Recovery and Reinvestment act saved over 400 educational jobs that were slated to be eliminated. I no longer have children of school age, but I have relatives employed in the local school system, and I want all children to have a great education like my children did.


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