As Congress returns for 2026, veterans’ advocates are pressing lawmakers to focus less on slogans and more on execution. That argument sits at the center of the non-partisan nonprofit, Mission Roll Call, which says it “amplifies the voices of veterans and their families” by using digital polling to capture what people actually need, including those who do not belong to traditional veterans’ organizations.

The group says it has reached more than 1.3 million veterans and supporters and built its agenda around recurring survey feedback rather than leadership-driven priorities.

Jim Whaley, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served as a Master Army Aviator, now leads the organization and describes its value proposition in blunt terms: speed, scale, and fidelity. In an interview, he said Mission Roll Call collects responses “unfiltered” and then shares what it hears directly with policymakers and the media, without routing those opinions through layers of internal committees.

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