Veterans Homes Bond Act of 2000.
	Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 16

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Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Battle of the Bulge, Inch'on, Khe Sanh, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo.

These are some of the battle sites where U.S. military veterans took up arms in defense of Democracy.

Our friends, buddies and relatives fought the enemies of this great country on foreign soil. Hundreds of thousands did not return. Millions were wounded in battle, many seriously.

Those of us who came home alive returned with a heavy heart for comrades in arms who did not return with us. But we also returned with a deep sense of pride and accomplishment.

Proposition 16 is about those who lived, those of us who risked our lives and returned to help build this great state and country. This bond measure is about us--and the more than three million U.S. veterans in this state who we represent.

We do not ask much. But we do ask you, the voter, to think about the freedoms you enjoy because of veterans who did their duty and put their lives in jeopardy so that we could all live free.

We answered the call when our country needed our help. We now ask you to consider supporting this modest measure to build veterans' homes for aging veterans who can no longer care for themselves.

Proposition 16 will not raise your taxes. No new taxes will be raised or collected to fund this measure.

We appreciate your support and consideration. Please vote "yes" on Proposition 16.

Willy Wilkin
California State Commander of the American Legion

Richard Eubank
California State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Georges Robin
California Legislative Officer, Military Order of the Purple Heart

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