Rayburn releases military endorsements

CD-5 Republican candidate Bentley Rayburn's campaign Tuesday released a sizeable list of endorsements from retired military personnel.

The list includes Peter Teets, former Undersecretary of the Air Force, four retired generals, four ex-lieutenant generals, seven ex-major generals, and three brigadier generals, among others.

Most of the endorsers were in the Air Force; Rayburn is a retired Air Force major general and former president of the Air War College.

The Honorable Peter Teets, Former Undersecretary of the Air Force

General John Lorber, USAF (Ret)

General Lance Lord, USAF (Ret)

General John "Pete" Piotrowski, USAF (Ret)

General Ron Yates, USAF (Ret)

Lieutenant General A.P. Clark, USAF (Ret)

Lieutenant General Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret)

Lieutenant General Billy Thomas, USA (Ret)

Lieutenant General Thad Wolfe, USAF (Ret)

Major General George Douglas, USAF (Ret)

Major General Felix Dupre, USAF (Ret)

Major General Larry Fortner, USAF (Ret)

Major General John Hawley, USAF (Ret)

Major General John Mitchell, USA (Ret)

Major General Robert Mixon, USA (Ret)

Major General Frank Willis, USAF (Ret)

Brigadier General Dick Abel, USAF (Ret), Former President Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Former U.S. Olympic Committee Public Affairs

Brigadier General Teddy E. Rinebarger, USAF (Ret)

Brigadier General Malham "Mal" Wakin, USAF (Ret)

Colonel Bob Carlone, USAF (Ret), Co-Founder, The Home Front Cares

Colonel Vic Fernandez, USA (Ret), Past President, Military Officers Association of America; Past Chairman, Southern Colorado National Veterans' Cemetery Committee

Colonel Joe Henjum, USAF (Ret), Co-Founder The Home Front Cares

Chaplain Bill Leonard, USN (Ret)

Colonel Stephen Leonard, USA (Ret)

Colonel Jim Mundt, USA (Ret)

Colonel Jim Palmer, USAF (Ret), Former Peterson AFB Base Commander, Former Senior VP for Government and Military Affairs, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce

Chief Master Sergeant Ed Bell, USAF (Ret)

Chief Master Sergeant "Joe" Joseph, USAF (Ret)

Chief Master Sergeant Bill Legere, USAF (Ret)

Chief Master Sergeant Ron Miller, USAF (Ret)

Master Sergeant Wally Jones, USAF (Ret), President, The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA), Chapter One

Mr. Paul Darrow, USMC '53-'55, President, Korean War Veterans Association, 2nd VP Pikes Peak Veterans' Council

Mr. John Eck, Pearl Harbor Survivor