Cold War Veterans Blog

Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain to Address Disabled Veterans Convention in Las Vegas

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will address an expected crowd of 4,000 at the Disabled American Veterans annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Bally’s Hotel Las Vegas at approximately 1:15 PM PST. The 1.4 million-member veterans’ organization looks forward to discussing the opportunities and challenges faced by veterans from all wars.

Among the many topics to be discussed at the DAV Convention will be veterans health care, including the need for sufficient, timely, and predictable funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.



DAV’s Washington Headquarters Executive Director David W. Gorman and National Legislative Director Joseph A. Violante – both disabled veterans – are available to provide media interviews regarding veterans issues before and after Sen. McCain’s remarks.



Bios:

* David W. Gorman



David W. Gorman, a combat-disabled veteran and double amputee of the Vietnam War, has been executive director of the Disabled American Veterans headquarters in Washington, D.C. since 1995. He is the organization's principal spokesperson before Congress, the White House and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.



* Joseph A. Violante



Joseph A. Violante, a disabled Vietnam veteran and attorney, was appointed

DAV’s national legislative director in July 1997. He is located at the organization's National Service and Legislative Headquarters in Wash­ington, D.C.



If you would like to arrange an interview, please contact Michael Waxman at mwaxman@hydeparkcomm.com or (202) 872-4860 (office); (310) 963-4847 (cell).



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Stand Up for Veterans is an initiative of the Disabled American Veterans, an organization of 1.4 million disabled veterans who are focused on building better lives for disabled veterans and their families. The initiative seeks to find public policy solutions for all veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who have incurred devastating injuries and disabilities, such as traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical and psychological wounds of war. Please visit www.standup4vets.org to learn more about this effort.