E-mail a friendJune 13, 2008
Paul Rieckhoff, executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, explains the need for a national call to better support our returning troops. Actor Hill Harper, who is on Sen. Obama's National Finance Committee, discusses the general election campaign.
Paul Rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff
Veteran and author discusses the Webb-Hagel G.I. bill and the stances of the presidential candidates. (4:26)
Full Interview (10:49)
Named one of "America's Best and Brightest" by Esquire, Paul Rieckhoff is executive director-founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the country's first and largest Iraq veterans group. He served as an infantry platoon leader and was one of the first Iraq vets to publicly criticize the war. Rieckhoff gave an account of his experiences and activism afterwards in the critically acclaimed book, Chasing Ghosts. The Amherst graduate previously worked as a high school football coach and Wall Street analyst.
Hill Harper
Hill Harper
Actor explains how his new book helps women understand male manipulation and what he calls the "new school gameplan." (2:10)
Full Interview (12:23)
With two Harvard graduate degrees (in law and government), Hill Harper could be a partner in a prestigious law firm. Instead, he pursued his passion for the performing arts. The Iowa native began acting at age 7 and continued while in college. He has numerous stage, film and TV credits and is on a mission to create interesting characters that play against stereotypes, which he does in the CBS hit series, CSI: NY. Harper is the founder of the MANifest Your Destiny Foundation, as well as a best-selling author.