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Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 11:02 AM Sep 2017

Just gotta brag for a moment - I'm featured in a VoteVets.org ad!

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My mom always told me I was the prettiest little soldier boy in the U.S. Army Infantry, but I never expected to be on the TV!

Seriously though, it was a great experience being filmed and interviewed for a commercial. Votevets contracted the filming and production part out to a company that does political ads and they were great to work with. Every single line in the ad they had me say probably 100 times, each in a different way.

Anyways, I just had to show off!
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Just gotta brag for a moment - I'm featured in a VoteVets.org ad! (Original Post) Victor_c3 Sep 2017 OP
Thanks for speaking out. dogman Sep 2017 #1
Hi Victor . I have read your posts here for awhile and know some of your story lunasun Sep 2017 #2
Thank you Victor, for everything. DK504 Sep 2017 #3
I think your mom may be right. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #4
One vet to another.. Permanut Sep 2017 #5
So cool! LiberalLoner Sep 2017 #6
Way to go Victor!!! VaBchTgerLily Sep 2017 #7
Awesome job! BadgerMom Sep 2017 #8
Bravo! Stay strong. Your mother's right! fierywoman Sep 2017 #9
Great job! You're a natural! And thanks! deurbano Sep 2017 #10
Salute! underpants Sep 2017 #11
Excellent! Duppers Sep 2017 #12
Excellent! Outstanding! MLAA Sep 2017 #13
Well done! 3catwoman3 Sep 2017 #14
Right ON!!! Raster Sep 2017 #15
that's great! KT2000 Sep 2017 #16
Way to go, Victor! hamsterjill Sep 2017 #17
Outstanding young man! Ligyron Sep 2017 #18
Thank you Soxfan58 Sep 2017 #19
Way to go TEB Sep 2017 #20
Whoo Rah madamvlb Sep 2017 #21
Bravo Zulu The River Sep 2017 #22
Very well done. QED Sep 2017 #23
Thank you for your service! Your advocacy for the welfare veterans is admirable. Take care. RestoreAmerica2020 Sep 2017 #24
Great job.. thank you and thank you for your service. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #25
Great ad !!! alittlelark Sep 2017 #26
Very good LyndaG Sep 2017 #27
my goodness - mom speaks the truth :) TalenaGor Sep 2017 #28
Thank you, Victor_c3, for your service democrank Sep 2017 #29
Congratulations, Victor_c3! calimary Sep 2017 #30
Good Ad..... onecent Sep 2017 #31
Bravo! cp Sep 2017 #32
Thank you! n/t tom_kelly Sep 2017 #33
Well done! AC_Mem Sep 2017 #34
K&R!!!!!! burrowowl Sep 2017 #35
Very well done! PA Democrat Sep 2017 #36
Bravo Zulu, Victor_c3 denbot Sep 2017 #37
Thank you... N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2017 #38
You were great! bitterross Sep 2017 #39
wow I am very impressed. GOOD job...and...thank you! samnsara Sep 2017 #40
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2017 #41
Awesome! Skinner Sep 2017 #42
Thank you! (And your mom was right!) NurseJackie Sep 2017 #43
Pretty soldier boy blm Sep 2017 #44
Omedetou Gozaimasu yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #45
Guapo as well, bravo. N/t radhika Sep 2017 #46
K and R cool Victor panader0 Sep 2017 #47
Outstanding job El tee! DashOneBravo Sep 2017 #48

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
2. Hi Victor . I have read your posts here for awhile and know some of your story
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 11:20 AM
Sep 2017

It's nice to put a face with the poster . Looking good ! Thank you for making the film, sounds tedious so thank you and I'm going to show it to some vets who use the VA and need the VA to stay the VA . I think you know what I mean . It should remain for the armed forces . Private vouchers can not replace it . Many veterans would not do some well in a generic for profit medical setting with specific issues and coordination needs the VA is experienced in. And as you mentioned as important , associating with out patients who were also veterans could be absent . VA needs to remain specialized and not outsourced.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
3. Thank you Victor, for everything.
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 11:25 AM
Sep 2017

The Iraq war, giving us another monumental butt fuck from W's incompetence. And of course the draft dodger, 5 deferments Cheney.

MLAA

(18,669 posts)
13. Excellent! Outstanding!
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 01:01 PM
Sep 2017

You did a great job on this ad. It is strong, sincere, heartfelt. And yeah, you are one fine looking soldier! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. You will make a bigger difference with this one ad than most of us do over a life time. Well done, young man.

3catwoman3

(25,664 posts)
14. Well done!
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 01:11 PM
Sep 2017

I hope it is effective. And, it's not bragging when you can back it up with reality.

Ligyron

(7,910 posts)
18. Outstanding young man!
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 01:50 PM
Sep 2017

Privatizing the VA would be an absolute disaster and with Trump and Co in charge it will be their best shot at having this occur. All the auxiliary Vet support orgs physically in each facility would disappear. Plus where would we get a cheap meal, lol?

mountain grammy

(27,378 posts)
25. Great job.. thank you and thank you for your service.
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:10 PM
Sep 2017

My husband loves the VA. He's had very good care.

democrank

(11,250 posts)
29. Thank you, Victor_c3, for your service
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:58 PM
Sep 2017

and for what you've done to support other vets and the VA.

~PEACE~

calimary

(84,607 posts)
30. Congratulations, Victor_c3!
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 05:18 PM
Sep 2017

WELL DONE!!!

And sincere thanks for both your service and your sacrifice.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(10,891 posts)
38. Thank you...
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 06:21 AM
Sep 2017

Way to go Victor. I received the best care at the Ann Arbor VA. Had an open heart surgery for a quad bypass. The innovative way they preformed it saved my life.

The For Profit hospital I was taken to immediately after my TIA (small stroke that resolved itself) told me to get my shit in order, had no hope of surgery. I have very bad veins for the graft.

THAT WAS SIX YEARS AGO!

Privatize my ass.

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)
48. Outstanding job El tee!
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:07 PM
Sep 2017

I'm guessing you heard "pretty boy" quite a few times from instructors too.

Probably wasn't meant like when your mom says it. Lol

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