This is a list of known Vietnam War combat veterans in the House and Senate, and their positions on Bush’s plan to increase troop levels in Iraq.
| House | |||
|
Member |
Party, state | Service branch | Position on
troop increase |
| Leonard Boswell | D-Iowa | Army | Against increase |
| Allen Boyd | D-Fla. | Army | Against increase |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | R-N.J. | Army | No response |
| Wayne Gilchrest | R-Md. | Marines | Supports increase |
| Duncan Hunter | R-Calif. | Army | Supports increase |
| Sam Johnson | R-Texas | Air Force | Supports increase |
| John Kline | R-Minn. | Marines | Supports increase |
| Jim Marshall | D-Ga. | Army | Supports increase |
| John Murtha | D-Pa. | Marines | Against increase |
| Charles Norwood | R-Ga. | Army | Supports increase |
| Steve Pearce | R-N.M. | Air Force | Supports increase |
| Silvestre Reyes | D-Texas | Army | Against increase |
| Mike Thompson | D-Calif. | Army | Against increase |
| Senate | |||
| Tom Carper | D-Del. | Navy | Against increase |
| Chuck Hagel | R-Neb. | Army | Against increase |
| John Kerry | D-Mass. | Navy | Against increase |
| John McCain | R-Ariz. | Navy | Supports increase |
| Jim Webb | D-Va. | Marines | Against increase |
Sources: U.S. House of Representatives Office of History and Preservation, U.S. Senate Historical Office

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