Two Former Joint Chiefs Chairmen Endorse Kerry

Speaking at the Truman Library, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry detailed his plan to make America stronger by modernizing the world's most powerful military to meet today's threats.

Kerry also announced a Senior Military Advisory Group of prominent retired admirals and general officers who are advising his campaign on defense and national security issues.

"I am honored to have such a distinguished group of experienced military leaders and professionals working with me on the vital security challenges facing our nation," said Kerry. (The full list is below.)

Kerry has said his national security policy will be guided by four imperatives: building and leading new alliances; modernizing the military; deploying all that is in America's arsenal – the power of our economy, our diplomacy, our intelligence capabilities and our values and ideas; and freeing America from its dangerous dependence on Mideast oil.

"Today, in the post-9/11 world, we stand at another historic crossroad, at another moment when the old enemy is gone but we face a new threat," Kerry said today. "We must change if we are to meet and defeat the danger. We must rebuild our military and prepare it for the risks and tasks of a new era."

He will also ensure that our troops have the training and the professional military education necessary to employ these technologies.

Below is the list of retired senior military flag officers who are advising John Kerry: