LRC columnist Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D., a retired USAF lieutenant colonel

LRC columnist Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D., a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, has written on defense

issues with a libertarian perspective for MilitaryWeek.com, hosted the call-in radio show mbt shoesn

Forum, and blogs occasionally for Huffingtonpost.com and Liberty and Power. To receive automatic

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Jon Soltz, Co-Founder and Chair of VoteVets.org, is a leader of the mbt shoes and Afghanistan Veterans

community and is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From May to September 2003, Soltz served as

a Captain during Operation mbt shoesi Freedom, deploying logistics convoys with the 1st Armored

Division. During 2005, Soltz was mobilized for 365 days at Fort Dix New Jersey, training soldiers for

combat in Afghanistan and mbt shoes. He also served his country with distinction in the Kosovo Campaign

as a Tank Platoon Leader between June and December 2000. Soltz is a graduate of Washington & Jefferson

College with dual degree in Political Science and History. He has completed graduate work at the

University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

Jon Soltz has quickly become one of the most authoritative voices on veterans issues and military

issues. He has been interviewed by national outlets such as the Associated Press, Washington Post, New

York Times, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Newsweek, among others, and in dozens of local outlets. He has

made numerous media appearances including Jim Lehrer™s Newshour on PBS, CNN. MSNBC, FOX News and ABC

News and Nightline, and national radio programs including Air mbt shoes Radio, the Ed Schultz Show, the

Bill Press Show, Alan Colmes Show, and Mancow in the Morning. Jon is a frequent contributor to

Countdown with Keith Olbermann.