Jon Soltz
Jon Soltz in a January 2007 press conference with U.S. Senate Democrats opposing the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 | |
| Birth name | Jon Soltz |
|---|---|
| Born | Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1999–2011 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Armored Division |
| Battles / wars | Kosovo War Iraq War |
Jon Soltz served as a United States Army officer in the Iraq War and is chairman and co-founder of the veterans advocacy group VoteVets.org. Soltz served in both the Kosovo campaign in 2000 and later in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Based on his service, Soltz became an outspoken critic of the execution of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Soltz deployed in 2011 as part of Operation New Dawn in Iraq.