MILITARY LEADERS ENDORSE CLINTON: Statement - 10/12/92


 For Immediate Release:                           
 October 12, 1992


         21 Military Leaders Endorse Bill Clinton for President;
             Endorse a Strong Defense and A Strong Economy


 Philadelphia, PA -- Saying "Bill Clinton can and should lead the
 United States of America," 21 highly respected retired military
 officers -- including the Army's Chief of Staff during the Reagan
 Administration, the Air Force's Chief of Staff from the Bush
 Administration, and the second highest ranking officer in Operation
 Desert Storm -- endorsed the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton
 and Al Gore.

 "In our view, the Commander-in-Chief must have sound judgement, a
 strong sense of purpose, clear understanding of national defense, and
 a vision for the country's future," said General Fred Woerner in his
 introduction of Clinton.  "Bill Clinton has the qualifications to be
 Commander-in-Chief."

 Many of these highly-decorated officers served in combat, including
 World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.  They include a
 diverse range of officers from four services with backgrounds in
 operational commands, intelligence, special operations, procurement,
 research and development, personnel, and military justice.

 The group also includes two pioneering women who rose through the
 ranks to become generals in the Army and the Marine Corps.

 "All of these people here today signed a statement which recognizes
 that in this time our nation can't be strong abroad unless we are
 strong at home," said Clinton.  "Unless we can revitalize America's
 economic engine we will not be able to maintain our position as
 leader of the world."

 Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. (Ret.), who served as Chairman of the
 Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Reagan and Bush Administrations
 said, "This is the first time in my life that I have publicly
 endorsed a candidate for any political office, [because] I believe
 that the stakes in this election are considerable, both for the
 national security of this nation and for the prospects of stability
 throughout the world."

 "I don't want withdraw from our world leadership," said Clinton.
 "It's all the more urgent that we get about the business of
 rebuilding our own economy, bringing growth into this economy,
 bringing jobs into this economy, bring incomes up, and maintain the
 kind of defense we have to have."

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 Endorsing the Clinton/Gore ticket today
 (*=not able to be present at announcement) are:

 Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Reagan and Bush
 Administrations

 Admiral William Crowe, USN (Ret.)
 Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

 General Mike Dugan, USAF (Ret.) *
 Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force

 General John Wickham, USA (Ret.) *
 Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

                Heads of Major Government Agencies

 Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)
 Naval Test Pilot
 Former Commander, Naval Space Command
 Former Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.)
 Former Director of Central Intelligence Agency

 Senior Military Officers

 Brigadier General Hugh S. Aitkin, USMC (Ret.)
 Former Director, Manpower, Plans and Policy Division
 Korean War Veteran

 Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, USN, (Ret.) *
 Vietnam Veteran
 Former Director of Naval Intelligence

 Major General Arthur Clark, USAF (Ret.)
 World War II Combat Veteran
 Served in the "Flying Tigers"

 Major General Clay Comfort, USMC (Ret.)
 Former Commanding General, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, CA
 Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command
 Former Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic

 Rear Admiral Craig Dorman, USN (Ret.)
 U.S. Navy SEAL
 Vietnam Veteran
 Former Program Director, Antisubmarine Warfare

 U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Cathal Flynn, USN (Ret.) *
 U.S. Navy SEAL
 Vietnam Veteran
 Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense,
 Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict

 Brigadier General E. Pat Foote, USA (Ret.)
 Former Commanding General, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

 Vice Admiral Al Herberger, USN (Ret.) *
 Former Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command

 Brigadier General Douglas Kinnard, USA (Ret.)
 World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War Veteran
 Former Chief of Staff, Second Field Force in Vietnam (1969-1970)

 Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.)

 Brigadier General Gail Reals, USMC (Ret.)
 First Woman Selected for Promotion to
 Brigadier General in the Marine Corps
 Former Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia

 Brigadier General William T. Seawell, USAF (Ret.)
 Former Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy
 World War II Combat Veteran

 Major General James Taylor, Jr., USAF (Ret.) *        Deputy Judge
 Advocate General, U.S. Air Force

 Lieutenant General Vern Weber, USA (Ret.) *

 Lieutenant General Calvin A.H. Waller, USA (Ret.) *
 Vietnam Veteran
 Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command
 Second highest ranking officer in Operation Desert Storm

 General Fred F. Woerner, USA (Ret.)
 Vietnam Veteran
 Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command