September 18th, 2009

Air Force Defender And A Long History Of Family Service

A03010 I was born in the greatest country on earth…a country where the constitution guaranteed that I could be anything I wanted to be, where my rights were bought with the blood of those who came before me. My father served in the National Guard during the 30’s, my Grand Father was in the Navy during the Spanish American War and my Great Grand Father was in the Army in the Civil War. No one told any of them that they “had” to serve…they felt it in their hearts. They knew in their soul that it was the right thing to do. Members of my family have served since the Revolutionary War. Naturally, I felt the need to do the same. It was not just a job, or a way to get money for college, it was a calling that I had felt since I was a child.

The day I took my oath of enlistment was the proudest day of my life. I was now a “Defender”. I spent my time in the Air Force at a time when it was not the “popular” thing to do. Now, I would gladly do it again. “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same”…for, “I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.”

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6 Responses to “Air Force Defender And A Long History Of Family Service”

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oathkeeper Says:
September 18th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Welcome aboard! And welcome to our band of brothers and sisters of the oath. Like you, we served out of a sense of duty and love of country, not for a job. We are glad to have you among us.

For the Republic,

Stewart Rhodes
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Carlos Clark Says:
September 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
God Bless you brother for your service to our great country and Constitution. Iwould be honored to stand with you. Welcome to Oath Keepers.
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CorbinKale Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Great testimony. We honor our Oaths, not for power, but for freedom. Thanks for joining Oath Keepers!
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Sam Bell Jr, former SGT, USAF SP Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
AMEN Brother Skycop. I remember how proud I was 26 years ago when I took my oath of enlistment and then when I received my SP Shield at Lackland. When I was discharged no one ever told me I was free from my oath of enlistment so I am ready to stand a post again.
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CaptKit Says:
September 20th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Welcome to the only family I have left.
I look forward to the days ahead when I get to meet more of them. It is getting to to be a darn
big family. And soon I won’t be able to go anywhere
with out meeting an OATH KEEPER.
Please help spread the Oath.
Kit
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Dan Botsford Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Welcome! That really was an inspiring introduction and I’m proud to stand with you!

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I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

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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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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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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.