John,
The Trump administration and Congress are floating cuts that would gut veterans’ healthcare, pension programs, and federal job protections. One in three federal employees is a veteran. If Washington axes these roles or shoves them out in a MAGA-led purge, it will be turning its back on veterans.
These are earned benefits. Not giveaways. Not optional. Veterans didn’t get to delay service or privatize their sacrifice. They fulfilled their oath. Congress must fulfill its obligation. Anything less is a national disgrace.
On June 6th, on the anniversary of D-Day, veterans, military families, and allies will flood the National Mall and cities nationwide to defend what they risked everything for dignity, security, and democracy.
Extremist plans are already in motion to concentrate unchecked power in the White House, politicize the military, and dismantle the checks and balances that keep this nation free. Veterans defended the Constitution, they shouldn’t have to watch it get gutted from the halls of power.
Demand that Congress protect veterans' benefits, defend federal workers, and uphold the rule of law.
Cutting benefits during a mental health crisis among veterans and gutting federal jobs while billionaires dodge taxes is not fiscal responsibility, it’s cruelty. This is why veterans are marching. This is why we’re standing shoulder to shoulder with them.
We’ve seen what the MAGA movement wants, an army of yes-men, purges of “disloyal” public servants, and blind obedience not the kind of democracy veterans fought for. When they come for veterans’ jobs, it’s not just about cuts it’s about control.
We know what it looks like when the military is politicized. We’ve seen it in broken democracies. We’ve seen what happens when checks and balances disappear. Our veterans deserve better than to come home to a country being dismantled piece by piece.
We can stop this. But only if we act now. Stand with veterans demanding real justice, not empty flags and phony praise.
Let’s defend what was earned in sacrifice.
- DFA AF Team
