Displayed in the four images below is a poem written by Democrats Abroad member Isa Kocher, a New York voter. Since Isa’s service in uniform decades ago, he has embraced his military experience – and that of his time dealing with various components of the Department of Veterans Affairs – to author a countless number of poems, many of which are from the personal veteran perspective. As a disabled veteran who served during the intense days of the Cold War, Isa has since had good days and bad days, experienced homelessness, dealt with mental health issues, been discriminated again, and more. His ability to put pen to paper has made VMF greatly appreciate the raw emotions he is somehow able to convey in written format. Isa’s most recent poem shown below is titled, “Veterans Days,” and was written in September 2025. Large text format here.
C. Isa Kocher is a service-connected disabled veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is a member of Democrats Abroad Turkey and Democrats Abroad’s Global Veterans and Military Families Caucus. His hobbies include poetry creation and photography.
U.S. citizens living abroad, both civilian and military, are strongly encouraged to check your voter registration status and request your ballot for any upcoming elections in your home voting state that you are eligible to vote in.
The VMF Caucus, proudly consisting of veterans, military family members, Department of Defense civilians, and strong allies of veterans and military family causes, has a membership of over 1,400 members located in dozens of countries.
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