Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“I want someone worthwhile running the country, so voting ensures I have my say in it,” said Senior Airman Charles McNeeley, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“It is the right thing to do. It’s our responsibility as citizens of the U.S,” said Kevin Thompson, 20th Reconnaissance Squadron field engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“I vote because those (candidates) are the people who will be in charge of our country, so I want to know and have control of the direction our future leadership will take,” said Senior Airman Hai-dang Tran, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“So my candidate can win!” said Leah Haas, 509th Communications Squadron postal service center contractor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“It perpetuates the well-oiled machine of democracy which is our great nation,” Airman 1st Class Nathan Tucker, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“Look at our current financial system. We need a change and people ultimately make the decision with voting,” said Gerald Cook, retired Air Force master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“I believe in the candidate and that they care, so it is my job to put them in office,” said Staff Sgt. Timothy Younkin, 20th Reconnaissance Squadron mission coordinator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“If I don’t vote, then I can’t complain about who is in office,” said Susanne Romesburg, Base BX senior store associate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“Voting allows us to get what little voice we have heard,” Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas, 5th Munitions Squadrons, Minot Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

“Voting is a way we get our voice heard at home when we aren’t home. It is important that our Airmen get that opportunity,” said Col. Jerry Little, USAF Inspection Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)

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Person on the Street: Why do you vote?

Published Oct. 25, 2012