• Sarah Palin, mother of five children has not served in uniform but has a son enlisted in the
U.S. army
• Sarah Palin's 19-year old son Track was assigned to an infantry brigade and deployed in
September 2008 for twelve months to one of the most dangerous corners of Iraq.
• Palin had donned the role of Commander-in-Chief of the 4,200-member Alaska National Guard
when she was the state's Governor. Though she has not fought in combat, Palin's two years of
military command experience as Commander-in-Chief of Alaska National Guard has made her keenly aware
of how her military decisions or the decisions she influenced would affect the men and women serving
in the armed forces.
• Alaska is the first line of defense in the missile interceptor defense system. The 49th
Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation
from ballistic missile attacks.
• As the Governor of Alaska, Palin was briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland
security, counter terrorism and is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the
entire country's defense. Her exposure to classified material is pretty high compared to her
rivals.
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Mike Huckabee
