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What We Represent

As military veterans, we deeply understand the need for leadership that reflects the inherent values of our nation and propels us responsibly forward. Our principles never waiver and guide us in supporting the right candidates ready to lead our nation.

Civility

We believe that America benefits from respectful discourse. Civility is necessary for a functioning democracy where ideas are communicated and fairly debated.

Service

We believe that elected officials serve the people. Americans deserve thoughtful leaders who thoroughly consider the impact of their decisions and actions.

Integrity

We believe that America deserves leaders who put principle before ambition. Our national interest requires honesty.

Optimism

We believe that America’s best days are yet to come. Together we can overcome the divisions and cynicism threatening our republic.

Strength

America must have an engaged, active presence in the world and remain a global leader. We are stronger abroad when united at home.

Our Work in Action

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From Twitter

Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the government nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

- Abraham Lincoln

An Accountable America

Founded and administered by volunteer U.S. military veterans, Veterans for Responsible Leadership is a 527 Super PAC that supports local, state, and federal candidates committed to principled leadership.

Supporting Civility in America

Your donations will be used to support and oppose candidates in keeping with the VFRL Mission

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Our Work in Action

Keep up with the latest media and press from VFRL and our leadership team.

S. Peoples · Mar 12, 2024 · 1 min

TRUMP AND NATO

Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and let Russia attack whoever it pleases in Europe, if reelected. This is a slap in the face to anyone who has ever worn the uniform, and it’s dangerous for the world order.

VFRL · Mar 11, 2024 · 2 min

Nonpartisan National Defense

Nonpartisan national defense is essential for maintaining public trust and ensuring the military serves the entire nation, not just a political faction.

VFRL · Mar 7, 2024 · 3 min

Get out and do something!

Our call to duty extends beyond the uniforms we once wore, especially in this pivotal election year as tensions run high across the nation.

A. Wilcox · Feb 24, 2024 · 1 min

National Morals and Courage

Like many Tucsonans, I am a veteran of military service (Swift Boat skipper in Viet Nam, 1968-’69).It now appears that the Republican candidate for President will be someone who denigrates service at every opportunity.

K. Brown · Feb 22, 2024 · 2 min

We can prevent evil from triumphing

Republicans have traditionally claimed to be the rule of law party. For decades, their candidates have claimed reverence for the Constitution and raged against judicial activism.

K. Brown · Dec 14, 2023

An Opportunity to Reflect and Remember

Each year, the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack offers veterans an opportunity to reflect and remember. Although the date might seem less and less relevant to some, the lessons it offers are becoming increasingly important.

D. Barkhuff · June 13, 2023

Is Being Above The Law The American Way?

Donald Trump and his supporters, collaborators, and enablers argue that Trump is being subjected to a different standard for following the law than others. The truth is different and special treatment is exactly what Trump wants and has come to expect. Dan Barkhuff asks, is that the American way?

D. Barkhuff · May 25, 2023

Our Friends Did Not Die For America; They Lived For It.

"It’s humbling and impossible: to have to live up to the imagined years of a man or woman who gave up every breath they would ever take to do their part so we didn’t have to," writes Dan Barkhuff.

D. Barkhuff · Mar 30, 2023

We All Know He Did It, Even MAGA.

Of course, Trump paid off Stormy Daniels to save his political aspirations. He should go down for it, but there's too much good in America for us to go down with him.

D. Barkhuff · Mar 15, 2023

Betrayal: When Veterans Choose Killing Americans Over Protecting Them

Radicalization takes time, but the initial challenge of finding the freakshow of preppers, anti-government militias, and racists online is a part of the appeal. It bathes the insecure and pathetic in the dopamine of specialness and danger: the danger of “Antifa,” the danger of “communists,” and the “deep state.”

D. Barkhuff · Feb 10, 2023

Moral Clarity In The Most Amoral Of Wars

Putin wrongly believed Trump had made America and NATO weaker and seized the moment to invade Ukraine. Dan Barkhuff writes Putin's miscalculation has united democracies around the world against Russia's criminal invasion and morally indefensible war.

D. Barkhuff · Feb 8, 2023

Young, Armed, And Prepared To Defend Their Egos

We as a society must honestly ask ourselves how we deal with the danger of a generation of lost men infatuated with violence and lacking the judgment to know when to use it, who are being actively recruited to commit violence against fellow citizens.

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