Iraq Veteran Delivers Democratic Radio Address Reflecting on the President’s “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq
May 01, 2004
For Immediate Release
Washington, DC
Saturday May 1, 2003, one year following George Bush’s declaration of “mission accomplished” - major combat operations over in Iraq, Paul Reickhoff, a veteran of the Iraq war, shared his reflections on the war during the Democratic Radio address to the nation.
Reickhoff, who served in the rescue operations after 9/11 and in the Reserves in Baghdad, opened his address stating, “I want my fellow soldiers to come home safely, and I want a better future for the people of Iraq. I also want people to know the truth.”
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