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Letter to U.S. Military and Federal LEOs From 1st Sgt. Mack: “Do not become the very enemy that you swore to defend this nation against” in OR
30 0 0 2 by Stewart Rhodes , January 15, 2016
(The below letter comes from an old American Army Airborne warrior, 1st Sgt. Mack (just “1st Sgt.” to us), who is very well respected by all here at Oath Keepers. I asked him to write what he would want to say to active duty military and current serving federal LEOs (many of whom are military veterans) in regards to possible orders to “drop the hammer” on Ammon Bundy and his followers at the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. This is what he wrote – Stewart Rhodes):
We would implore you, no we would beseech you, not to step over a line that there is no coming back across. You must not allow yourselves to disregard your own moral values.
There is no job, no amount of money, no position that is worth risking the loss of one American citizens life if you choose to violate your oaths.
The American people are NOT terrorists, they are NOT insurgents, they are NOT the enemies from a foreign land, they are citizens, and as citizens they are GUARANTEED rights by the Constitution that you swore to uphold and defend. Yes, they make mistakes, they make foolish decisions, they become frustrated and often feel they have lost their voice.
That does NOT make them enemies. You, as military personnel and government employees have a Sworn Duty to uphold their rights and protect them. And you have the ability to restore their voices, to ensure that they are heard. You do not have the right, legal or otherwise, to silence them. They have the right to freedom, liberty, and LIFE.
So again I ask that you stop and consider every consequence of any action that you may take going forward from this point.
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https://www.oathkeepers.org/letter-to-u-s-military-from-1st-sgt-mack/