"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.
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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00:00We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator.
00:06We do not take an oath to an individual.
00:10No, we do not take an oath to a country, a tribe, or a religion.
00:14We take an oath to the Constitution.
00:30Well, we can come here.
00:45We can see the relics and hear the stories through the eyes and the voices of the individual
00:49soldiers who endured so much for the cause of freedom and their unrelenting devotion
00:59to the Constitution of the United States, the moral North Star for all of us in uniform.
01:05It is that document that gives purpose to our service.
01:09It is that document that gives purpose to this museum.
01:15And we in uniform are willing to die to pass it on to the next generation.
01:22Within it are the ideas and the values that make up this experiment called the United
01:29States of America.
01:31And the motto of the United States Army for over 200 years, since 14 June, 1775, the motto
01:41has been, this we will defend.
01:46And that this refers to the Constitution and to protect the liberty of the American people.
01:53You see, we are unique among armies.
01:57We are unique among militaries.
02:00We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator.
02:06We do not take an oath to an individual.
02:09No, we do not take an oath to a country, a tribe, or a religion.
02:14We take an oath to the Constitution.
02:18And every soldier that is represented in this museum, every sailor, airman, marine, Coast
02:24Guardsman, each of us will protect and defend that document regardless of personal price.