Reply #42: Shameless plug for John Leasch for the Illinios 14th District!

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BROTHERS IN SERVICE
By Susan O'Neill
Elburn Herald 05/18/2006

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One serves in Iraq, the other runs for Congress

One brother is a soldier serving in Iraq. The other is running for Congress.

Democratic candidate John Laesch would like to serve the 14th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. His campaign puts him in opposition to the Speaker of the House, Rep. Dennis Hastert.

Laesch's brother "Sgt. Pete," home on leave from the war in Iraq, was featured at a fund-raiser for John at Fisherman's Inn in Elburn on May 11.

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John is a former naval intelligence analyst who served in Bahrain from 1996 to 1999. He said he feels that his previous experience and understanding of the Middle East would be an asset both to deployed troops and the Congress.

John said he did not agree with the president's decision to go to war. He explained that, based on what he learned when he served in the Middle East, he knew the outcome of Iraq, "would not be pretty."

He explained that he is one of 55 Democratic U.S. veterans running for Congress in the November election. He said that all of them are running because they do not like the direction the president is taking America, and they want change. He explained that if he is elected, among other things, he will work for issues that affect veterans.

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This is a great article in which John's brother, Sgt. Pete talks how he has begun to photograph what he calls "war art," graffiti that soldiers spray-paint on abandoned military tanks and stones.

more here:

http://www.john06.com/news.php?id=47