August 12th, 2009

Iraq Vet Keeps His Oath

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An oath given is never relinquished; it has no expiration date. I served my country from the Gulf War, through Kosovo and ending in two deployments to
Iraq. I’m joining Oath Keepers to ensure that the freedoms I fought for will never disappear from our land. If us veterans had to follow the Constitution, we expect our leaders to do the same.

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9 Responses to “Iraq Vet Keeps His Oath”

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Mcvet03 Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Thank you my friend for service and for continuing to uphold you sacred Oath…you are not alone. Welcome and thank you for joining us!
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jim hilton Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I salute you my brother in arms
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Mike K. Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Thank you for your service and welcome.I am proud to stand beside you.Respect and Regards Marion County FL.Oath Keepers Rep. Mike Ksepka
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oathkeeper Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us.

Stewart
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Vernon Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 8:44 am
I would like to join Oathkeepers but how do I do it? I was in the Navy; the Pacific (SSBN) submarine fleet from 11-1973 to 1-1977. I gave my oath and remember doing it. Now I am about to become Republican Party Chairman of my precinct but I want to to more. As I see my country changing into a Marxist nation I now want to fight in other ways. However; I am also a Christian so those other ways must be legal and Christian like. On the other hand, I know that sometimes we must look at things in a different way. I will never push God aside but, I do believe that he wants us to fight for our liberty. Joining Oathkeepers is a start. How can I join?
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CaptGooch Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Welcome aboard Vernon.

The first step would be to click on the Join link at the top of the page and follow the prompts.
Technically speaking IF you have never violated your oath since you took it you are an Oath Keeper.
To Officially join use the link.

We’re proud to have you with us.

CaptGooch
Oath Keeper

[Navy Vet]
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Carlos Clark Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
You are absolutely right. Thank you and welcome to Oath Keepers.
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Cowboy18 Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Well Said Sailor!

We whom have actually served our nation hold our Oath’s in high regard.

It is certainly time we insist that those who lead us do so aswell!

Thank You for your service, and for standing with the Oath Keepers Brother!
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johnny d. cochran II Says:
August 14th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Thank you for your service brother. I was a combat medic in the Navy, Operation Desert Storm. We’ve eaten some of the same dirt. Keep your powder dry, your eyes on God , and your oath in your heart.

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This site is dedicated to the memory of John William Adams (1925-2006), Marine and Oath Keeper extraordinaire.

John Adams, at the age of 16, lied about his age to join the Marines so he could fight against Imperial Japan in the Pacific. His enlistment date was December 10, 1941, just three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor (see below). As a Marine rifleman, he fought the Japanese from island to island, across the pacific, including at Iwo Jima. We may have good men, but we never had better.

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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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Founder Stewart Rhodes

He is a former firearms instructor and former member of Rep. Ron Paul’s DC staff.

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.