Thanks to the generous contributions of veterans, military family members, and VoteVets supporters, we were able to cut a $25,000 check to Wreaths Across America last week.

What’s more, we connected the organization with former Congressman Patrick Murphy, who did his MSNBC Show, Taking the Hill, live from Arlington National Cemetery on the day volunteers laid wreaths across the country.

It was an amazing show – you can watch the first segment here.

Thanks for marking our participation a success for the second year in a row. We firmly believe that the holiday season is about giving, which is why we chose to raise money for other worthy groups like this, and not ourselves. We look forward to doing it against next year.

But first, we have a lot of work ahead of us after the new Congress is sworn in. We’ll have to work hard to avoid dramatic escalation in Iraq and Syria, while protecting the diplomatic progress with Iran. We’ll also have to fight to protect veterans’ health care, education, and job training from Tea Party cuts.

It will take your involvement – and we’ll be in touch soon.

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets.org