Rick Perry Plans to Enlist Veterans to Support Cruz
Senator Ted Cruz and then-Governor Rick Perry speak during a press conference at the front gate of Fort Hood on April 4, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesRick Perry, the former Texas governor whose own presidential ambitions were dashed last year, is working with a new super-political action committee that plans to enlist prominent veterans to support Ted Cruz's campaign for the White House.
The group also plans to highlight veterans' issues during the course of the campaign, said Kathy Walt, a former Perry chief of staff who is working with the group. Among those who will be joining Perry, Walt said, are the decorated former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell; Dakota Meyer, a Marine Corps veteran and Medal of Honor recipient; and Taya Kyle, the widow of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.