Just the News posted an article today that featured statements from veterans as to why they support President Trump and will be voting for him.

The article reports:

The U.S. military community is sorting chaff from truth when deciding whether to reelect Donald Trump as commander in chief, veterans and active duty service members told Just the News — with presidential action, not alleged words, swaying their votes.

“For those who haven’t heard the term, chaff is a countermeasure meant to distract you,” one Air Force enlisted woman said. “What we’ve seen with negative reports about Trump’s so-called problems with the military is a whole lot of worthless, distracting chaff.” Like other active duty service members, the airman withheld her name from publication because she is not allowed to speak privately to the media.

The negative reports include claims from anonymous sources, published in the Atlantic, that Trump disparaged the military, and said that Americans who died in war are “losers” and “suckers.” 

The article details the reactions of the veterans:

“I don’t think hardly any veteran believes it,” said Jim Lechner, who served multiple tours in the Army, and is a decorated and wounded combat veteran. “It’s debunked propaganda.”

Another veteran who was wounded in combat echoed those views.

“I do not think Trump actually said it,” said Chuck Ziegenfuss, who is retired from the Army. “And that’s what it boils down to. Do I believe a president who has done more for veterans than any other … or the author and editors of the Atlantic?”

The key issue in the presidential contest is action, the veterans said.

“For many years, we have had leaders who were great orators who like many politicians, knew how to talk the talk,” said Chad Longell, who deployed with the Army as part of the global War on Terror. “Despite concerns by some of President Trump’s rhetoric style, unlike many typical politicians, he has shown a determination to actually deliver results.”

The veterans have noticed the accomplishments of President Trump:

Others contacted by Just the News credited Trump with military pay raises, reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the ongoing Middle East peace deals.

Accomplishments include “rebuilding our military strength while also telling our NATO partners to pay up, and actually not starting nor expanding new wars,” Ziegnefuss said.

The article notes, however, that not everyone shares the positive view of President Trump. Some of the military evidently want to go back to the days of Barack Obama when veterans were not getting the medical care they deserved or the raises they deserved.