On October 9th, 2010 there will be a “Patriotic Celebration” at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina on Harbor Island at 7:00 PM for the general public to meet many of the 27 Combat Veterans For Congress from 19 states. There will be live music, entertainment, heavy hors d'oeuvres, Hollywood film celebrities, and some very special surprise guests on board. Ambulatory Combat Veterans from Balboa Naval Hospital recuperating from their combat wounds, as well as recently returned Combat Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who were invited to attend as honored guests. Governor Sarah Palin was also a guest of honor and gave a rousing keynote speech that was well received. U. S. Senate Candidate Joe Miller (R-AK), a West Point graduate who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Operation Desert Storm, followed Governor Palin, and gave a major address; he was one of the 27 Combat Veterans For Congress from 19 states endorsed by the PAC who won their primary elections; 18 other endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress attended and briefly addressed the 500 attendees. Please click on the \"PAC Endorsements\" page to see who has endorsed the Combat Veterans For Congress. To receive an invitation via US Mail, or to sponsor an enlisted Combat Veteran to attend the function, E-mail your full name, title, mailing address, and a contact phone number to jrj@combatveteransforcongress.org . A donation to attend the event for Combat Veterans For Congress is $300/person.
Campaign contribution laws prevent Combat Veterans For Congress PAC from accepting corporate checks. However, we can accept corporate donations to our tax-exempt non-profit CVFC 501(c)(4) to help us cover the cost of transporting Combat Veterans For Congress endorsed candidates to and from the event from around the country.