Dear AGIF Commander Tony Morales, If It Was Not You Personally; Who Authorized the Community Prosperity Partnership With LULAC?

October 27, 2006

Reference: Community Prosperity Partnership

AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) Commander Antonio Morales

Dear Commander Morales:

Subject: 1st LULAC/CPP Hispanic American Veteran's Affair's Summit

Concerns of an ongoing Coup De Maitre have been brought to our attention regarding the AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) Partnership with LULAC and the conflicting interest involving Veteran’s Affairs. The first issue stems from the LULAC platform regarding the exclusion of Americans. The American GI Forum represents American Soldiers, their Widows and their children. There is no stipulation that they be Latin American, only that they are American. The next issue addresses LULAC and the involvement in Veteran’s Affairs. We are not opposed to the involvement in goodwill but the redirection of finances for the benefit of LULAC and the exclusion of the AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) Jurisdiction with respect to Veteran’s Affairs. LULAC endeavors not to represent American Soldiers as a whole but only the Latin American Soldiers. The AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) cannot allow the progress it has made involving Veterans’ Affairs and it’s important role as THE American Soldier’s Advocate to be usurped / relinquished. Furthermore, participation in this event compromises the principles on which the AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) is founded. Should this Partnership continue as it is, the AMERICAN G I FORUM’s funding (Grant Monies, Military Training, Workshops etc..) will be compromised and reduced significantly? Did the AMERICAN G I FORUM (AGIF) authorize this partnership? If so, please explain how this decision circumvented the members and who authorized the partnership?

Respectfully,

Jaime Kenedeno

Kenedeno & Associates

cc: Rosa Rosales

AGIF Email Group