Enough Is Enough: Here are 7 candidates Justice for Veterans is endorsing

This is the time of year that politicians come around asking for your vote. Each one is friendly and courteous, shaking hands and smiling—to secure the vote. Many times, after the politicians win the elections, they refuse to meet with their constituents to discuss pertinent issues.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Amos King, founder of Justice for Veterans, is very disturbed about the lack of participation from politicians concerning the mental health and welfare of veterans in DeKalb County. On numerous occasions, he has tried to meet with various local politicians, but they have refused. King has had successful meetings with political leaders in other Georgia counties, but not DeKalb County.

DeKalb County has over 700,000 residents of which 36,000 are veterans. Some of these veterans have mental illness. Mental illness is serious and if we don’t help veterans get the help and treatment they need, there could be serious consequences. For example, last year in Metro-Atlanta, 11 people were shot and five died after being shot by two veterans who had mental illness.

Enough is Enough! King is fed up with the way veterans are being ignored. He is now taking drastic measures to ensure that DeKalb County veterans know what is going on. He is asking DeKalb County veterans to read and determine if a candidate has veterans on their agenda. If the politicians don’t have veterans on their agenda, don’t vote for them.

King believes in the Democratic way and voting, but he is trying to find people who are willing to work with veterans. He is supporting politicians who have veterans on their agenda because our veterans deserve better.

King has decided to inform DeKalb County veterans and citizens of politicians who have not supported veterans and who have refused to meet with him. King has tried to meet with the DeKalb County Sherriff for four years, but she has refused to do so.

King has also tried to meet with the DeKalb District Attorney, but she also refused to meet with him.

King invited U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to attend a veterans’ town hall meeting, but they refused to attend.

The only elected official who attended the veterans’ town hall was Georgia State Sen. Donzella James.

King recently attended various forums in DeKalb County, but none of them discussed veterans’ issues.

King is founder of Justice for Veterans, a non-profit organization that has helped hundreds of veterans in DeKalb County with housing, clothing, food, and funerals. He will always keep the interest of veterans his No. 1 priority.

Justice for Veterans is endorsing the following candidates:

May 21, 2024 Elections

DeKalb County CEO

Lorraine Cochran-Johnson

DeKalb County Commissioner, District 4 

Lance Hammonds

State Rep. House District 91

Dee Dawkins-Haigler

State Rep. House District 92

Rhonda Taylor

State Senator District 35

Donzella James

State Senator District 44

Nadine Thomas 

Special Election Nov. 5, 2024

DeKalb County Commissioner, District 7

Jackie Adams

Veterans, make your vote count! “Never again will one group of veterans leave another group of veterans behind on the battlefield.”          

This advertorial was paid for by Justice for Veterans.