Hey, y’all! Just wanted to give you this update on the status of Paul Rieckhoff’s challenge to the Nation. As of a few minutes ago, there were 12,412 signatures (out of the required 25,000) on the IAVA petition to make Stephen an honorary veteran. This post from yesterday’s New York Daily News sums up the campaign, for those of you who missed it (internal links omitted):

Fans voting for Stephen Colbert to be honorary war vet
by Cristina Everett
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 2:51 PM

When Stephen Colbert paid a June visit to the troops in Iraq, the “Colbert Report” host made quite the impression!

Colbert, 45, was a hit with the men and women of the armed services, particularly Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff, who was a guest on Monday night’s episode.

. . .

Since the comedian’s trip to Iraq was successful, Rieckhoff posed the question: If Colbert made it to Iraq and back in one piece, would he deserve to be an honorary IAVA Member?

A petition has been created to collect the 25,000 signatures needed in order to honor the host. Over 10,000 people have given their vote for Colbert thus far.

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Read the full article here
Sign the IAVA petition here

C’mon, everyone, you know it would be a good thing to get Stephen this honor. And, if any of you are on the fence about whether he deserves this recognition, consider this: the military has, on occasion, honored “civilians” in the past. For example, the following “people” have been named honorary Marines: Bugs Bunny, Lon Chaney (Sr.) and Chuck Norris.

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