A "long" time ago I decided to join the Army. I was young and idealistic. I had noble intentions. The assigned day to report came and I arrived at the MEPS station on Summer Street in Boston. I remember that day. Maybe not perfectly, but well enough. Along with all the poking and prodding, next of kin-ing, and any other intrusive thing the Army could do to me I did one thing that resonates in me today more strongly then ever before.
I swore an oath.
It went something like this:
I, R. Ipe, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
Do I feel released from that oath just because I was given a DD214? No. Not even a little.
Enemies, foreign and domestic. I'm seeing a lot of that latter type now-a-days.
I never expected to see the possibility of revolution in America. Lately I see the eventuality. These people have lit a match and they have no idea the size of the powder keg they're holding it up to.
I swore an oath.
It went something like this:
I, R. Ipe, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
Do I feel released from that oath just because I was given a DD214? No. Not even a little.
Enemies, foreign and domestic. I'm seeing a lot of that latter type now-a-days.
I never expected to see the possibility of revolution in America. Lately I see the eventuality. These people have lit a match and they have no idea the size of the powder keg they're holding it up to.