August 3rd, 2009

I Will Never Break My Oath

I have been in the United States Navy for 4 years now and I will
never break my oath. The sad state that is upon us is the number of my fellow
shipmates that do not understand our constitution and the values in which our nation
was founded upon. I will stand through thick and thin, good times and bad to keep my
oath.

Mineman Third Class Cody Meridith
United States Navy

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7 Responses to “I Will Never Break My Oath”

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mcvet03 Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:10 am
Welcome Cody..stand strong. I know it’s tough being around a bunch of guys that don’t understand the same things you do and most act like they don’t care..as long as they can drink and go on libo they are happy! Haha…
The word is spreading though and hopefully you can light the fire under your shipmates. Thank you for your service and always have faith that you are not alone!
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Edwin McKinney Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:25 am
Thank you for serving. I am certain you joined out of a heartfelt desire to patriotism. If you are concerned that your fellow service members are ignorant to the Constitution, in which they swore an OATH by the way. Then take it upon yourself to educate them and direct them to organizations that can open their mind even further, such as Oath Keepers. Make sure you get involved as well. Be sure and join up with your state group at our ning site. The purpose is outreach, organization, and education.

Thanks again!
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Jim Bridgens Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
Cody,

Thanks for the testimony, but more than that, thanks for your service.

Former Sailor, Fellow Oath Keeper,

Jim Bridgens
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Rand Cardwell Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Thanks for taking a stand with us. Semper, Cardwell
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Collin Conerly Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Welcome aboard Shipmate, spread the word brother!
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CaptGooch Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Welcome aboard Cody.

Stay Strong and Stay Safe.

CaptGooch
Navy [BT]
‘66 > ‘69
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Anonymous Says:
August 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
WHICH OATH ? THE ONE TO OBEY YOUR COMMANDERS AND THE PRESIDENT,OR THE ONE LISTED ON THIS SITE. WHO DO YOU ALL OWE YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO, THE CONSTITUTION OR THE PRESIDENT ? THE PEOPLE NEED YOU TO GET OFF THE SIDELINES.

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Click here to read full length version. 1. We will NOT obey orders to disarm the American people. 2. We will NOT obey orders to conduct warrantless searches of the American people 3. We will NOT obey orders to detain American citizens as “unlawful enemy combatants” or to subject them to military tribunal. 4. We will NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a “state of emergency” on a state. 5. We will NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty. 6. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps. 7. We will NOT obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext. 8. We will NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on U.S. soil against the American people to “keep the peace” or to “maintain control." 9. We will NOT obey any orders to confiscate the property of the American people, including food and other essential supplies. 10.We will NOT obey any orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble, and to petition their government for a redress of grievances.
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OATH KEEPERS: ORDERS WE WILL NOT OBEY

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1. We will NOT obey orders to disarm the American people.

2. We will NOT obey orders to conduct warrantless searches of the American people

3. We will NOT obey orders to detain American citizens as “unlawful enemy combatants” or to subject them to military tribunal.

4. We will NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a “state of emergency” on a state.

5. We will NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty.

6. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps.

7. We will NOT obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext.

8. We will NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on U.S. soil against the American people to “keep the peace” or to “maintain control."

9. We will NOT obey any orders to confiscate the property of the American people, including food and other essential supplies.

10.We will NOT obey any orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble, and to petition their government for a redress of grievances.

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Stewart previously wrote the monthly Enemy at the Gates column for S.W.A.T. Magazine

Stewart graduated from Yale Law School in 2004, where his paper “Solving the Puzzle of Enemy Combatant Status” won Yale’s Miller prize for best paper on the Bill of Rights. He assisted teaching U.S. military history at Yale, was a Yale Research Scholar, and is writing a book on the dangers of applying the laws of war to the American people.