Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

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12. I was in the military back in the 70s.

The military is not required to follow "illegal" orders. The problem is that if you refuse the order, you will have to stand trial and basically prove it is illegal. I remember the case of Ehren Watada, the army officer who refused to rotate with his unit to Iraq during GWB's unprovoked attack. He said the war was illegal and he was required to not participate. I personally thought this was an open and shut case and he should be hailed a hero. The military took a different view. He had to stand trial and even though the trial ended in a mistrial, he was eventually discharged under conditions other-than-honorable. To this day, I think he covered himself with more honor than anyone else associated with that aggressive war.