January 13th, 2010

Never forget: We serve, defend, and protect our countrymen from all enemies

LarryJonWHO I joined the Navy while I was senior in high school in 1966. They made me wait until I graduated and I then went to San Diego for boot camp. Since then I have taken the oath three more times to protect and defend our Constitution and the states of America united for the preservation of the welfare and happiness of all Americans. I have three honorable discharges, two from the Navy and 1 from the Air Force that I place extreme value on. Altogether, I have 13 years total service (broken service) on active duty and the Reserves and finally quit for good in 1988. I took the oath each time I reenlisted and I took that oath seriously with full knowledge that it wasn’t just for a term of service but a lifetime committment. Once a man or woman takes that oath there is no turning back or changing your mind. It regulates your life from the instant you raise your hand.

Never forget: We serve and defend and protect our countrymen from all enemies, foreign and domestic; we do not defend those who would take their liberty or deprive them of justice.

Larry Raugust
Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd
United States Navy
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Sargeant Larry Raugust
United States Air Force

(That’s me in the center of the picture)

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4 Responses to “Never forget: We serve, defend, and protect our countrymen from all enemies”

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Earline Clark Says:
January 14th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Mr.Raugust, while in San Diego for basic training did you happen to kmow a Curtis Boughan?
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Larry Raugust Says:
January 15th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
I don’t recall the name. Do you know what company he was in? I was in Co. 725
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Dave B Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Larry: I thank you for your service and I’m also an oathkeeper, I’m a veteran peace officer, who understands the importance of (forgive the political incorrectness) a “man’s word”. I’m guessing you might have gone through the same thing I, and many like us, have gone through, thinking you were all alone or part of a small group of individuals that recognized the importance of what you swore to do and why you did it. I’m hoping you find comfort in realizing that you are not alone, that there are many of us that understand that our Founders recognized the same thing that we all recognize and that is that it’s not about “us”, it’s about something bigger and a lot more important. Be prepared to read comments ridiculing your ideals and beliefs from people that don’t understand what it’s like being willing to sacrifice your life or put themselves in harm’s way for others, they just don’t know or wouldn’t be willing to do it. It comes with the territory as you probably already know and they’ll never understand nor be able to comprehend the degree of dedication some of us have when we swear to God that we will do something and there’s no expiration date. Welcome aboard.
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Larry Raugust Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Dave:
Thank you for your service as a peace officer. Just being on this site and being a member of OK is a couragous act on your part. It’s risky being right when many of your peers are wrong. However; I am heartened by the amazing turnaround in thinking of many in law enforcement. You are a true patriot.

You’re correct: For a long time I thought I was alone or one of a very few, with no chance of being heard or heeded. I have experienced the ridicule many times.

Yes, we are standing for something much bigger than “me”. Liberty and justice are the driving force and goals of a true patriot; without these we merely exist, we do not live.

Thanks again, Dave, and welcome to the brotherhood of patriots. I’m proud to stand with you!

Larry

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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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