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Capperdan

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15. They can refuse

Reply to Escurumbele (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 12:01 PM

Jun 10

I was an Army Reserve member, the day after the Kent State shootings, there was a parade in LA. It was Armed Forces Day. I carried an M14 in the color guard next to the flag. My commander ordered me to mount my bayonet and respond to violence with a "short thrust". I refused, so did the guy on the other side. Nothing happened, it was fairly calm.

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That's what worries me most. calimary Jun 10 #12

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