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Nation's top military officer: 'We do not take an oath to an individual'
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3/25/2025
"We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or dictator."
America's highest ranking officer, Gen. Mark Milley, vows the military will stay apolitical after Trump appointed loyalists to the Pentagon.
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We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator.
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We do not take an oath to an individual.
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No, we do not take an oath to a country, a tribe, or a religion.
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We take an oath to the Constitution.
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Well, we can come here.
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We can see the relics and hear the stories through the eyes and the voices of the individual
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soldiers who endured so much for the cause of freedom and their unrelenting devotion
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to the Constitution of the United States, the moral North Star for all of us in uniform.
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It is that document that gives purpose to our service.
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It is that document that gives purpose to this museum.
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And we in uniform are willing to die to pass it on to the next generation.
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Within it are the ideas and the values that make up this experiment called the United
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States of America.
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And the motto of the United States Army for over 200 years, since 14 June, 1775, the motto
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has been, this we will defend.
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And that this refers to the Constitution and to protect the liberty of the American people.
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You see, we are unique among armies.
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We are unique among militaries.
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We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator.
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We do not take an oath to an individual.
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No, we do not take an oath to a country, a tribe, or a religion.
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We take an oath to the Constitution.
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And every soldier that is represented in this museum, every sailor, airman, marine, Coast
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Guardsman, each of us will protect and defend that document regardless of personal price.
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