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struggle4progress

(125,899 posts) Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:38 PM 19 hrs ago

Experience disobeying direct order

Central Oregon Daily News
Aug 18, 2025

Army Veteran Dennis Avery recounts his experience of disobeying a direct order during the Vietnam War when he was ordered to open fire on a group of people during takeoff, but radioed back that there were only women and children in the group.

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Experience disobeying direct order (Original Post) struggle4progress 19 hrs ago OP

He has all my respect. Dave Bowman 19 hrs ago #1

Thanks for posting. It's time to stand up for what is right across the board. 1WorldHope 19 hrs ago #2

also should be emphasized - what an extreme rarity this represents. stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #3

Dave Bowman

(7,020 posts)

1. He has all my respect.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:46 PM

19 hrs ago

1WorldHope

(1,967 posts)

2. Thanks for posting. It's time to stand up for what is right across the board.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:54 PM

19 hrs ago

It's a huge ask to expect 18 year old humans to be indoctrinated into the military and understand that you still have a moral duty to defend life and disobey a command. But that is what we are begging from you to do.

stopdiggin

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3. also should be emphasized - what an extreme rarity this represents.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:36 AM

17 hrs ago

In the real world ordering of things - you have a much better chance of finding a chicken with teeth.

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