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What is Operation Liberty? 

Operation Liberty is a campaign to get the backs of our service members, veterans in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and to highlight its impact on our national security.

Why is Operation Liberty Needed? 

The leading military and veteran service organizations are absent from this critical conversation, which impacts not just the lives of those who’ve served, but our national security. Operation Liberty was launched because we believe that someone needed to step in and fight; to give voice to the many service members, veterans and their families who are uniquely impacted by the fall of Roe; and to educate America about the implications on our national security. 

Who is behind Operation Liberty?

We are a group of nationally recognized leaders who collectively have executed high-impact, effective campaigns for nearly two decades. We are also veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who feel a sense of responsibility to fight on behalf of our comrades in arms & the future of our country.

Paul Rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff is one of the most important and dynamic leaders and social entrepreneurs in America. He is President and Founder of Righteous, Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a professor of Political Science, author of Chasing Ghosts, Co-Founder of Operation Liberty, Host of Independent Americans podcast, and Creative Consultant and guest for Vice TV’s While the Rest of Us Die, Rieckhoff is a nationally-recognized authority on leadership, team-building, social entrepreneurship, war, the modern military, politics, new media, pop culture, and veterans affairs.

From passing the New GI Bill, to veterans suicide, to support for 9/11 First Responders, to the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, to reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs, to battling for better care for women veterans, to domestic extremism, to the war in Ukraine, to toxic burn pits and the passage of PACT Act, Rieckhoff has been a leading national voice on military, veterans, national security and politics for almost two decades.