McCain events in Ohio this week!

Please Join John McCain & Governor Sarah Palin for:



A “McCain Street USA” Rally



Tuesday, September 9, 2008



Doors Open: 7am



Outside of The Golden Lamb

27 S. Broadway

Lebanon, Ohio


Veterans for McCain Bus tour
On Monday, September 8, the McCain campaign will kick-off their first Veterans for McCain bus tour throughout the state of Ohio!



Col. Tom Moe, Maj. General Ed Mechenbier & Leslie Smith will board the Straight Talk Express on Monday and lead the Veterans Tour, meeting with local veterans and McCain supporters along the way.



Whether you’re a veteran yourself or just want to show support for our veterans, please join these former POWs and American heroes and support John McCain at one of the following stops. For more information or to RSVP for one of these events, please call (614) 441-8622 or email ohio@johnmccain.com.



Monday, September 8



2:00pm – 3:00pm

Veterans for McCain Bus Tour Kick-Off

Beavercreek Veterans Memorial Park

1911 N. Fairfield Rd.

Beavercreek, OH



4:00pm – 4:45pm

Veterans for McCain “Country First” Forum

Holiday Inn

Chippewa Room

1920 Roschman Ave

Lima, OH



Tuesday, September 9



8:30am-9:30am

Veterans for McCain Meet & Greet

McCain Toledo HQ

10 S. Superior

Toledo, OH



4:00pm – 5:00pm

Veterans for McCain Meet & Greet

Strongsville Town Square

Strongsville, OH 44136



Wednesday, September 10



10:45am – 11:45am

Veterans for McCain Meet & Greet

Westbrook Veterans Memorial Park

2521 12th St NW
Canton, OH 44708



Col. Tom Moe (USAF, ret)—Moe went to Vietnam as a fighter pilot directly from training. He was shot down and captured in January 1968, and spent 5 years in the “Hanoi Hilton” with John McCain. They were released in March, 1973. Col. Moe later earned his master's degree in international relations from Notre Dame University, where he later served as a professor of aerospace studies and commander of the Air Force ROTC program. He retired from the Air Force in 1995, and currently serves as the Ohio Veterans for McCain State Chair, and was mentioned in Gov. Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.



Maj. Gen Ed Mechenbier (USAF, ret)---A 1964 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he was shot down over North Vietnam and captured in June, 1967. He would be released from the ‘Hanoi Hilton” in March, 1973, after over 5 and a half years of captivity. He returned to Wright-Patterson AFB, and in 1975 resigned is regular commission and continued to fly with the Ohio Air National Guard. He transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1991, and retired in 2004 at the age of 62 years and 1 day, the maximum service age. Gen. Mechenbier currently serves as the 7th Congressional District Co-Chair for Veterans for McCain.



Leslie Smith (USA)—A public affairs officer with the 29th Infantry Division, she was shipped to Bosnia in 2001. Two weeks before she was to return, she developed a blood clot in her left leg. To her disappointment, it cut her tour short. When she returned to Walter Reed Medical Center, she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, and a severe allergic reaction to the treatment took her left leg and almost took her life. As she said in her remarks to the Republican National Convention, “And I am here tonight to testify that none of us are promised a life without difficulties. But what we are promised is that every day we are blessed to spend on this earth, in this great country ... an opportunity to make today better than yesterday...”