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October 19, 2022 
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ICYMI: The Union-Recorder Op-Ed: Warnock Is “Senator Georgia Veterans And Service Members Deserve”

Former Milledgeville Mayor Floyd Griffin: “I’m proud to support Rev. Warnock because I know he will always bring the voices and concerns of Georgia’s veterans, servicemembers, and military families to the forefront of his work in the Senate.”

Atlanta, GA – This week, Floyd L. Griffin Jr., a veteran in a long line of “Georgia-born and bred” men who served our country, published an op-ed in the Union Recorder applauding Reverend Warnock’s work as a champion for veterans and servicemembers in the U.S. Senate, including his fight to protect and support military jobs and to expand access to safe and affordable housing and health care for Georgia’s military families. 

Read more about Reverend Warnock’s work on behalf of Georgia veterans and servicemembers here and below:

Union-Recorder: GRIFFIN: The Senator Georgia veterans and service members deserve

Floyd L. Griffin Jr. — October 15, 2022

Key Points

• I come from a long line of men who served and I was proud to serve myself — business owners and community leaders, like my late father, Deacon Floyd L. Griffin Sr. and grandfather, the Rev. Willis Griffin.

• Georgia-born and bred men who kept the faith and fought the good fight, stirring up “good trouble.” Legacy builders who worked hard, prayed even harder, and led by example.

• Men of substance, like my eldest son, Brian E. Griffin, who served in the Army for 30 years before retiring as a colonel like his father. And my grandson, Jamal Griffin, a patriot who defends our democracy as a respected member of the U.S. armed forces.

• Four generations of Griffin men have served with valor. We know what it means to “take the helm.” Service is what we do.

• Each in their own unique way, the men in my family have shown through their actions that serving others is about doing what’s right, even when no one else is looking, because it’s the right and most righteous thing to do. 

• When you seek to serve others well, you must first show up and be present. Jesus said, “I am among you as he that serveth.”

• Rev. Warnock is familiar with the intricacies of military service. His father, Pastor Jonathan Warnock, like my father, was a veteran.

• Physical health, psychological conditions, relationships with others, and the environment one lives in are said to be indicators of a high quality of life. 

• Unfortunately, many of those quality-of-life indicators may be compromised when one faces challenges with extreme anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other long-term stressors as a result of military service.

• The sacrifices made by our military families are rarely understood, their plight is often ignored, too.

• I commanded the 92nd Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart Georgia where decades later Rev. Warnock secured funding for that same military base to improve their barracks.

• And, now, he’s introduced a new legislative package to help servicemembers and their families throughout Georgia obtain safe, affordable housing.

• But his work for veterans doesn’t stop there. Rev. Warnock champions the right to health care, including the health benefits earned by Georgia veterans and military families living in Georgia. 

• Reverend Warnock is fighting to expand access to health care for veterans, and after months of his advocacy the PACT Act, which will provide health care coverage to nearly 350,000 Georgia veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, was signed into law.

• He’s been a leader in the fight to protect and support military jobs. 

• He secured a pay raise for active duty and civilian personnel in Georgia and pushed back against President Biden’s proposed cuts to the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, successfully protecting funding for the critical Center in the Senate’s appropriation proposal.

• And, he’s fighting to support Georgia’s homeless veterans, securing $2.5 million in federal funding to provide homeless veterans access to job training so they can reintegrate into the workforce.

• However, Rev. Warnock knows there is more work to do for our veterans and military families.

• I’m proud to support Rev. Warnock because I know he will always bring the voices and concerns of Georgia’s veterans, servicemembers, and military families to the forefront of his work in the Senate.

• I appeal to the hearts and minds of all Georgians who understand the importance of having a leader who will continue fighting for our veterans and military families to reelect Rev. Warnock in November.

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