The Tennessean / Justine Jablonska / May 1, 2010

WASHINGTON — In 2003 in Iraq, Matt Victoriano was serving the first of two tours as a Marine scout sniper. Robin Eckstein was driving supply convoys for the Army’s 1st Armored Division in and around Baghdad.

Today, these veterans are on a new mission: to protect America by pushing for cleaner energy that would cut U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

As members of Operation Free — a coalition of veterans and national security organizations — they speak about the links between climate change, U.S. consumption of foreign oil and national security.

“We’ve been to Iraq. We’ve protected the fuel convoys. We’ve seen the cost to the lives of men and women in this country,” Victoriano said. “As veterans, we’re the most critical spokespeople for this message.”

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