SLF × Mark "Oz" Geist

[firstname|Friend], I still feel the bullet in my neck every morning. September 11, 2012. Benghazi. I took rounds to the neck, chest, stomach. My arm was nearly gone. I made it home with shrapnel still in my body. Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods didn't. They were my brothers. Not colleagues. Brothers. We bled for each other that night. And the Senate Democrats who could've helped their families — helped the 5,000+ military contractors who've died since 9/11 with NO government support — they blocked it. That's why I'm texting you. I'm Mark "Oz" Geist. I fought in Benghazi. I founded the Shadow Warriors Project because no one else would. And now I'm asking you to help us take back the Senate majority that can actually get this done. $25, $50, $100 — whatever you can send today. Don't leave them behind again: [link] — Oz

[firstname|Patriot] — 5,000 American warriors died since 9/11. Not one dollar of government support went to their families. I know because I'm one of them. I'm Mark "Oz" Geist — Marine, military contractor, Benghazi survivor. When Glen and Tyrone were killed fighting beside me, their families got nothing. No benefits. No recognition. No help from the government they served. We tried to fix it. Senate Democrats killed the bill. The same party blocking a Republican Senate majority today is the same party that looked our shadow warriors in the eye and said: you don't count. I started the Shadow Warriors Project because I refuse to accept that. And I'm texting you because the only way to stop it from happening again is to fight for a Senate that actually has our backs. Give $25, $50, or $100 right now. These warriors bled for you. Help me fight for them. [link] — Mark "Oz" Geist

I've been shot. Stabbed by shrapnel. Watched brothers die. I don't say that for sympathy. I say it so you know I've earned the right to ask. This is Mark "Oz" Geist. I'm a former Marine who survived Benghazi and spent the last decade fighting for the military contractors this country forgets. 5,000 of them have died since 9/11. Their families got no flag. No benefits. Nothing. I'm not a politician. I'm not asking you to trust a party or a process. I'm asking you to trust me. Senate Democrats have blocked every serious effort to protect and fund a Republican majority that would change this. I've watched them do it. I've testified. I've lobbied. And I'm done waiting. The only way to win this fight is at the ballot — and the money it takes to get there. $35 or $50 today could help flip a Senate seat. That seat could be the vote that changes everything for shadow warriors and their families. I bled for this country. Now I'm asking you to fight for it a different way: [link] — Oz

[firstname|Friend], I took 5 bullets in Benghazi. Glen & Tyrone didn't make it home. Help me fight for them: [link] — Oz

Senate Dems blocked help for 5,000 dead military contractors' families. I was one of them. Not anymore: [link] — Mark "Oz" Geist

[firstname|Friend], I almost lost my arm in Benghazi. I got hit in the neck, 4-5 times in the chest & stomach, and I still carry shrapnel in my body. But I made it home. 2 of my brothers, Glen & Tyrone, never did. This is Mark "Oz" Geist. I'm not a politician. I'm a Marine who learned the hard way what happens when leaders freeze up and Americans get left behind. Now the fight is the U.S. Senate. The same Senate Democrats who obstruct a Republican majority are the ones who blocked help for "shadow warriors" — the contractors who bled and died after 9/11 and got told to fend for themselves. If you can stand with me today, chip in $25, $50, or $100 to Senate Leadership Fund and help us take the Senate back: [link] I don't ask lightly.

[firstname|Friend], I've buried too many brothers. Since 9/11, more than 5,000 military contractors have been killed. No folded-flag ceremony on TV. No benefits for their kids. No support system. That's why I built the Shadow Warriors Project. And when we pushed for legislation to help these families, Senate Democrats blocked it or watered it down. That's the truth: the people who talk the loudest about "supporting troops" were fine leaving the shadow warriors behind. I'm asking you to help us change who holds the keys in Washington. Can you pitch in $15, $35, or $50 to Senate Leadership Fund right now to help defend a Republican Senate majority? [link] If you've never donated before, start small. Just don't stand down.

[firstname|Patriot], I've been shot. I've bled. I've watched good men die. So when I tell you the Senate matters, I'm not talking in slogans. A Senate majority decides what gets funded, what gets blocked, and whether the people who served in the shadows get help… or get ignored. I lived what "ignored" looks like. I'm Mark "Oz" Geist — Benghazi survivor. I need backup. If we want a Senate that actually has our warriors' backs, we have to fight for it right now. Donate $25, $50, or $100 to Senate Leadership Fund and help us win the Senate: [link] Then forward this to one friend who still believes America should never leave anyone behind.

[firstname|Friend] I almost lost my arm in Benghazi. Help me win the Senate. $25? [link]

Senate Dems blocked help for fallen contractors' families. I'm Oz Geist—need backup. $15? [link]

[firstname|Friend], the night of September 11, 2012 never leaves me. I was on that rooftop in Benghazi when Glen went down. My brother Glen Doherty. And Tyrone Woods. Two men who ran toward the fight when every instinct said run. I took rounds in my neck, chest, stomach that night. Still carry the shrapnel. But I made it home. Glen and Tyrone didn't. This is Mark "Oz" Geist — former Marine, Benghazi survivor, and someone who knows what it costs when America's warriors get left behind. The same Senate Democrats blocking the Republican majority today? They're the ones who looked at 5,000 military contractors who died serving this country and said: not our problem. Glen and Tyrone were contractors. No government support. No recognition. Their families got nothing. I founded the Shadow Warriors Project because I refuse to let that stand. And I'm asking you to fight with me — a different way this time. Help protect the Republican Senate majority >> [link] — Oz

[firstname|Patriot], I have shrapnel in my body from Benghazi. I don't say that for sympathy. I say it so you understand: I know what it costs to serve in the shadows. Since 9/11, more than 5,000 military contractors have died serving America. Most were former military. None of them — and none of their families — received the government support that enlisted personnel get. Zero. Senate Democrats had chances to fix this. They chose obstruction instead. This is Mark "Oz" Geist. I lived this. I watched my brothers Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods die at Benghazi. I built the Shadow Warriors Project from nothing because Washington wouldn't act. Now I'm asking you to help hold the Senate majority that will. Stand with us >> [link] — Mark "Oz" Geist

[firstname|Friend], I'm not a politician. I want to be clear about that. I'm a Marine who got shot in the neck, chest, and stomach at Benghazi. I'm a man who watched two of his brothers — Glen and Tyrone — die on a rooftop so that 25 Americans could live. I'm someone who still has shrapnel in his body as a daily reminder of what this country asks of its warriors. That's why I'm writing to you today. Not because I'm running for anything. Because I've seen what happens when the wrong people control the Senate. I've seen what it looks like when shadow warriors get left behind. When contractors who die serving America get zero recognition, zero support, while politicians debate which party to credit. The Senate Leadership Fund is fighting to protect the Republican majority that will change that. I'm asking you — as a fellow American — to help. $25 today. That's all. >> [link] God bless, Oz

I still feel the bullet in my neck from Benghazi. This is Oz. Glen & Tyrone didn't make it home. Help protect the Senate >> [link]

5,000 contractors died for America. Got nothing. Senate Dems blocked the fix. I'm Oz — I lived this. Fight back >> [link]