I come from a long line of soldiers, sailors, and warriors who helped to shape this Nation. I enlisted and served because I believed that I owed a debt to this Nation which has provided me with the freedom to succeed or fail based upon my own effort and the grace of God.
I served 9 years in the U.S. Coast Guard – 6 of them as a Search & Rescue Aircrewman and 2 as a Criminal Investigator assigned to Coast Guard Intelligence (now the Coast Guard Investigative Service). After leaving the Coast Guard I spent 2 1/2 years as a municipal Police Officer before going back onto the federal payroll as a Special Agent with the U.S. Customs Service.
It’s been over 40 years but…… I took the oath for a lifetime, you can depend on me be they foreign or domestic…. the flag stands for our freedom.
In today’s America it gives me confidence to know that there is other members of the military that are dedicated to the Constitution and to the protection of freedom in this Great Nation.
I served honorably in the Army in Korea and in Vietnam during the wars there. My primary duty in the 21 years I spent in the Army was that of a CID agent, i.e., a criminal investigator.
I feel as if I have found a “home”. This Organization will have my support and my loyalty. I look forward to the future feeling that all is NOT lost. I rejoice in again having a Cause.
As a Senior NCO I am very aware of the Oath that I have taken numerous times in my 20+ years of service. Before I was even aware of “Oath Keepers” I had engaged in numerous conversations with superiors and subordinates about the very issues stated in your “Orders we will not obey”.
I came to these shores in October of 1959 as an immigrant with my parents escaping the tyranny of Fidel Castro. When my adopted nation called for its people to fight in Vietnam I was one of the first to volunteer.
I swore the oath almost 50 years ago when joining the Navy. I did so in good faith even though I didn’t realize the full significance of it at the time. As a career Naval Officer I never found the oath to be a burden upon me, it just seemed to be the right thing to do; and doing otherwise would be unthinkable.
My service created a man who is proud to be an American, respectful of the laws of God and man, honors his wife and family, and a man who would give his life to keep his country free.
This is a drive to put Oath Keepers educational care packages into the hands of active duty military. This drive runs from Veterans Day, November 11, 2009, to Bill of Rights Day, December 15, 2009, honoring both those who served, and what they defended.
This They Defended. This We Defend Still.
Today is a day to remember and honor all those who served (or still serve) in defense of this nation. But let’s also honor what they defended – our liberty and our Constitution. Today we will take part in parades and quiet ceremonies honoring the fallen, remembering all the [...]
All of us here at Oath Keepers send out a hearty Happy Birthday! to the United States Marine Corps and all who have ever served as Marines. I served as a U.S. Army Paratrooper, following in my Grandfather’s footsteps (he fought at the Battle of the Bulge). However, my Dad was a Marine, and my Father-in-Law was a Marine (who fought at Iwo Jima). I have long understood the proud tradition and sense of honor that runs deep within the Corps. Just like those who serve in the Army Airborne, people do not become Marines for a job, or for college money. No, they become Marines out of a sense of duty, honor, and a willingness to lay down their lives in the defense of their nation, their homes, and the Bill of Rights.
We Airborne may kid our Marine brothers (and they give back as good as they get) but we all know and understand our shared commitment and duty as the tip of the spear of this nation’s armed forces. And it is not by accident that Marines are featured so prominently in our Oath Keepers video, or on our website, which was from the beginning dedicated to the memory of my Father-in-Law, John Adams, who, at 16, lied about his age to join the Marines on December 10, 1941, three days after Peal Harbor, to fight against Imperial Japan.
On Veterans Day at Applebees, veterans and active duty military eat free. Just show proof of military service.
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 join the Army in 1986, and on that hot day in Cleveland I took a oath which is just as important today as it was that day.
As a veteran of the USAF (1966 to 1970) I am proud to be joining all of you as a new member of Oath Keepers. I also want to reaffirm the oath that I took at my enlistment and that “I will support and defend the Constitution
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