Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, an Iraq War veteran, led members of the House Democratic Veterans Caucus in a Veterans Day press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, calling on Congress and the administration to end the war with Iran and bring American troops home. The lawmakers, who served in different branches and different eras, stood behind a podium marked “A New Generation of Democratic Veterans” and argued that the country owes its service members more than open-ended deployments decided without a clear debate.
“We are here today for a pretty simple message,” Deluzio said. “All of us who’ve served in different ways and in different times and different branches, we believe deeply that you don’t squander the patriotism of our troops and that you don’t send them recklessly to war. And our message is simple, that we ought to put a stop to this Iran war. We ought to bring our troops home.”
The rally came as the Iran war and the safety of U.S. forces deployed in the region remain at the center of the debate in Washington. U.S. envoys have just held a first round of U.S.-brokered talks that Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “very productive,” even as Iran has shown off an underground “missile city” amid tanker attacks around the Strait of Hormuz. On Thursday, President Trump publicly ruled out a deal with Iran. Veteran lawmakers in both parties are pressing for a clearer say over how long the deployment continues.
Deluzio’s office published the full event video on his official channel; the caucus summarized its message the same day: “We are united in our fight to end this reckless Iran War and bring our troops home.” Zark News cut the 21-second passage above from that official recording without changing its order or meaning.
Video: Office of Rep. Chris Deluzio
