Veteran and Military Family Groups Condemn Political Violence In Joint Statement
Released July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2024 –As organizations serving and representing veterans and military families, we are united in condemning political violence of all kinds. Regardless of individual politics, an attack on any candidate for office, elected official, or election official is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the system of self-government that our men and women in uniform have served and sacrificed to protect.
We send our condolences to the family of firefighter Corey Comperatore who was killed. We wish a speedy recovery to former President Trump and the others injured in this cowardly attack. We thank our brave brothers and sisters in law enforcement for their quick action to prevent more bloodshed.
Our fellow Americans often look to our community to provide leadership and to set politics aside, because of our commitment to our Constitution and culture of putting service to the nation first. Many of us have witnessed political violence abroad. We have a clear and universal message to our fellow Americans - violence has no place in American politics. A fundamental tenet of American democracy is to settle our differences at the ballot box. Our shared commitment to a peaceful democratic process is what distinguishes our system of government from others throughout history. We all have a role to play in lowering the temperature in today’s political discourse and reminding ourselves – and our fellow countrymen and women – that we all have more in common than not.
Our strength as a nation is our unity and patriotism transcends politics. Let’s all do our part to support the bedrock of our self-government and the greatest source of American pride: a peaceful political process with free and fair elections.
Signed,
We the Veterans & Military Families
National Military Family Association
Military Veterans in Journalism
Military Family Advisory Network
National Security Leaders for America
