PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
CONTACT: Will Coghlan, (212)-982-9699,

Iraq Veterans Applaud Decision to Replace Sec. Rumsfeld

NEW YORK - The nation's first and largest non-partisan organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, IAVA, released the following statement from Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff in response to the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld:

"This is welcome news for our troops and veterans who have been paying the price for Secretary Rumsfeld's failures," said Paul Rieckhoff, an Iraq War veteran and the executive director of IAVA. "The replacement of Donald Rumsfeld is one step down the very long road to correct the mistakes made in Iraq over the past three years."

IAVA: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, represents more than 60,000 members in all 50 states. To arrange an interview with Paul Rieckhoff or any other IAVA member veterans, contact Will Coghlan at (212)-982-9699, or email . For more information, visit http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=7&url=http://www.iava.org/. Veterans' profiles are also available on the website.

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