November 23rd, 2009

I will continue to honor the Oath to support and defend the Constitution

I served in the US Navy from 1984-89 as an Air Traffic Controller. Technically, it was a non-combat era, yet this was truly the height of the Cold War under President Reagan. In addition to ATC, my duties consisted of Search and Rescue coordination, electronic monitoring of the many Russian “fishing trolleys” who frequently anchored off the coast of San Diego, and coordination of aircraft carrier training exercises.

I have for the last 20 years since my honorable discharge worked as a federal employee with the FAA, much of it as an ATC, but now in administration supporting technical services including communications, radar, and navigational equipment.

I also spent three years working for Clayton County, GA 911 as a PD/SO/Fire/EMT dispatcher.

All told, I’ve taken the Oath three times.

In the event of an “emergency” I suppose the possibility exists that some bureaucrat somewhere may attempt to issue unlawful orders in regards to our airports and the aviation system. That being said, I may not be put in the exact same position as a police officer or soldier but, as a federal employee, I will not obey any unlawful order or directive that ultimately seeks to infringe on the rights of the People.

I am also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and have two Patriot ancestors. My 5th great grandfather, William Isaac Cotanch, served from 1776 to 1782 as a 2nd Lt in the 3rd NJ Regiment and then as a Capt. in the NJ Militia until 1784. Another 5th great grandfather, Thomas Eastman of Bridgewater, NH, served alongside his brother in the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. In my years of genealogy research, focusing mainly on families of the Revolutionary era, I have developed a deep respect for the great history of of our nation. Learning the stories of these actual people and their families who truly did give their lives, their fortune, and their sacred honor inspires me to ask myself what I am willing to do for Liberty. My answer: Whatever I must.

So, I will continue to honor the Oath to support and defend the Constitution and I will support others who will do the same. I am armed and supplied and willing to assist all other Oath Keepers in whatever way I may.

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3 Responses to “I will continue to honor the Oath to support and defend the Constitution”

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Curtis Hartwell Says:
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Welcome aboard!
I have some cousins who owned the farm/tavern near Paul Revers’s capture site, not far from Lexington. The wife continued to spread the alarm, bridging the gap.

Thank you for your service, and that of your family! Make sure you check out your state/local group for friends.
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michele imburgia Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Thank you for honoring your oath! I agree reading about the Founders lives and sacrifices is eye opening and humbling. I dont want to meet them in heaven and be asked why we didnt try a little harder to keep what they fought to protect. Thank you for joining Oath Keepers.
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Eddie Gilbert Says:
November 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Thank you for your service to our Country and countrymen.

Thank you for honoring your Oath.

We stand with you.

Eddie Gilbert
USMC SSgt 70-78
Peace Officer 97-present

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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.