Sen. Pat Roberts
Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, a Marine veteran, has introduced S.504, a companion bill to HR 24 that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.”
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Watch videos of Sen. Pat Roberts, The Gunny, and others at The Press Conference
For eight years, U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) has introduced legislation that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.” For eight years, his bills have stalled.
Until now.
Backed by high public sentiment for the Marine Corps and big-name supporters including actor R. Lee Ermey “Gunny” and Gen. Anthony Zinni, HR 24 is poised to pass the House of Representatives this spring. Further, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) has introduced a companion bill to expedite the process in the Senate.
On Feb. 25, 2010 in Washington D.C., the Marine Corps League held a press conference to drum up support for the legislation.
Here are some clips from the conference:
R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey, the famous drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket, and an all-around supporter of the U.S. military, spoke at a press conference Feb. 25, 2010 to highlight the need to pass two bills that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.”
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Sgt. James “Eddie” Wright
Sgt. James “Eddie” Wright, a Marine veteran who was seriously injured in Iraq in 2004 when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade, spoke at a press conference Feb. 25 on why he supports HR 24 and S.504.
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Michael Blum
Mike Blum, executive director of the Marine Corps League, the nation’s largest Marine veteran’s organization, spoke at a Febuary2010 press conference about why his group supports HR 24 and S.504.
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Gen. Alfred Gray
Gen. Alfred Gray spoke Feb. 25 on his support for two bills, S. 504 and HR 24 that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.”
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Gen. Anthony Zinni
Gen. Anthony Zinni, former commander of U.S. Central Command, spoke at a press conference Feb. 25 on the need to change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.” He said the time has come for the Marine Corps to finally get the recognition it well deserves.
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Rep. Walter Jones
Rep. Walter Jones, who introduced HR 24, which would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps,” highlighted the importance of his eight-year crusade at a Feb. 25 press conference.
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Tracy Della Vecchia
Tracy Della Vecchia, MarineParents.com founder and executive director, urged people to support two bills that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps” at a press conference on Feb. 25, 2010.
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