June 1st, 2010

Testimonial by Marine Corps Vietnam Combat Veteran Who Took the Oath in ‘65

In June 1965 I took my military oath, I feel as strongly about that oath today as I did those many long years ago.

No. That is incorrect. I feel much stronger about it today.

marine corp It is nice to know that I and a few like me are not alone in our beliefs. We only want our government to go back to what the founders provided us with. We would prefer that it does not become an armed conflict but, it appears that may be our only avenue. It is a blessing that so many states are proclaiming there tenth amendment rights. I hope and pray that enough states do this and then band together and tell the federal government that the party is over and to get the hell out.

If it comes to a fight I will not run and hide, I will stand and fight as I did years ago in southeast Asia.

If nothing else we owe it to our comrades in arms who died fighting for our flag. I live in Tennessee and I am very actively involved in 2nd amendment issues and lately tenth amendment issues. I write letters all the time stressing what I want our state politicians to support and why.

Please count me as one of you for I am. Anything I can do please feel free to ask, Before I die I would like to see The Republic of the United States of America once again become what the founders gave us. At the very least I would rather die fighting for our Republic than become a slave to a socialist form of government.

Respectively,

Ronald R Hansen USMC Retired

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6 Responses to “Testimonial by Marine Corps Vietnam Combat Veteran Who Took the Oath in ‘65”

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Buck Turgidson Says:
June 1st, 2010 at 1:54 pm
“We only want our government to go back to what the founders provided us with”

You are completely clueless about “what the founders provided us with”.

“We would prefer that it does not become an armed conflict but, it appears that may be our only avenue.”

61-65 all over again? Do you hear a whistling sound when the wind blows right to left?
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Marine Wife Says:
June 1st, 2010 at 5:08 pm
God Bless You Mr. Hansen!
Semper Fi
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anonymous Says:
June 1st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Welcome to OK. I am glad to have you as a fellow member.

My wife and I stayed overnight in Nashville on a flight to Florida a year and a half ago. We really enjoyed seeing the town. I hope that you survived the floods.

Our founding fathers gave us the greatest government in the history of the world: a Constitutional Republic. I am coming late to the significance of the form of government that they gave to us. They weren’t perfect. but what a group of men.

It time that Americans hold their public officials
to the oath that they swore to, to uphold and defend our Constitutional form of government, the US Constitution.

Best regards to you,

Seattle, WA
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Kathryn Killo Says:
June 1st, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Welcome, to Oathkeepers, Mr. Hansen. So proud to have you aboard! Thanks, for your service to our country and for being a true Patriot. I want to see the United States of America restored once again to what our founders gave us. It really breaks my heart to see what they have done to our country and to think that our children may not be able to grow up in the land of the “FREE”. I for one don’t ever want to see them living under Tyranny in a Socialist/Marxist form of government.
It is great to have you standing with us as we stand up in defense of our “BEAUTIFUL AMERICA”, OUR CONSTITUTION, THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. May God keep you in his care. And may God bless AMERICA once again.

Defender of Freedom
Kathryn A. Killo
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Ben Dover Says:
June 2nd, 2010 at 8:08 am
HOLD TIGHT till after the November election.
EXPECT the communist bullies to try to start a fight, only to impose martial law and take the elections away. AMERICA, hard to believe this is happening…. DO NOT LIVE IN DENIAL… Start your own personal boot camp, no kidding!
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johnny griffin Says:
August 27th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Like Ronald Hansen I joined the Marine Corp in 1965. I took the oath then and I have taken it several times as a career police officer,State Trooper and Alabama Bureau of Investigation Agent. Itoo the oath as a local police officer and as a County Sherrifs deputy. I will always be a Marine and keep that oath to the Consitution. SEMPER FI

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