November 9th, 2009

Combat Veteran Vows To Preserve The Republic

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My name is Frank Petruzzi. I am a combat veteran who served in the Army infantry in Iraq from August 2005 to December 2006. I served in Mosul, Tall Afar, and Baghdad. I was a Specialist, and spent most of the time there as an m203 grenadier. I vow to do whatever I must to keep the Republic from becoming something else. Something that calls itself a Republic, but just under the surface it may become a _____ state. You fill in the blank. Marxist, communist, Socialist. At the end of the day it’s all the same isn’t it? I cannot and will not allow this to happen. I will go to any length to see the sons and daughters of this great country inherit a free Republic. I vow to keep the oaths laid out so astutely on this website.

God Bless America!

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Robert R Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Welcome Frank! And thanks for standing with us!

Rober R
USMC
Semper Fi
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Tony Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Welcome brother!

We all need to do our part to restore our country.
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Kristen Kipp Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Frank,

I am single mom from NJ and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done and will do to keep our Country safe. I am beyond proud to be able to be a member of an organization such as this where I can stand side by side with such greatness and so many of our American Heroes like yourself. God Bless you Frank and thank you again.
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Barb Alford Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Frank,
I am proud to know that have men like you and others on this site are still willing to fight for what my Father before you did.Freedom.
God Bless you for your service to this country.
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Marsha Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Frank,
I thank you for your great service for this country and it’s people. You are an outstanding American Frank.
I come from a proud heritage of servicemen and am glad you are here!
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Chuck Matson Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Welcome Frank! Thank you for your service.
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Lou Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Frank welcome to Oath Keepers, im a disabled Vietnam vet, i have been able to overcome the disability but what i have not been able to overcome is not being able to join all of you protecting our people and our country by fighting the fight and taking it to our enemies.Would be proud to have you watching my back any time Brother. Since i joined Oath keepers i have found renewed energy and the great feeling of fighting again for what we truly believe in.I joined the Army in 1970 to fight communism and now after all these years i find myself fighting it again in my own country.As you stated Frank i will not let it happen and i will fight to my last breath.My Son was in the 4th INFANTRY DIVISION,and i am sure his son will follow our footsteps.Proud to have you on board Brother, GOD BLESS YOU
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Ravenhair jacobs Says:
November 10th, 2009 at 9:25 am
As a mother of three and grandmother of thre and a half, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining with us in protecting the land we all love. My people are the original beings that the Creator placed on this land and we have always fought to protect our freedoms,we need all the help we can get!
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Wray Harris Says:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I AM THE INFANTRY-FOLLOW ME!!!

It’s great to have you with us, my 11B brother! I was in Baghdad from Nov ‘06 to Dec ‘07. Those were the days, I tell ya what. Thank you for opening your eyes and honoring the Oath!

-GET SOME!!
Wray Harris, U.S Army Infantry
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Vinture Says:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Thanks for joining us and for all the service! You are certainly in the right place, as all of us Oath Keepers feel the same about working hard to secure our Republic.

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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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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.