All military personnel take an oath of office prior to entering service. Photo courtesy WBONTV.
Almost all of you already know a great deal about this day congress has set aside to honor those of us who have served and those still serving.
American soldiers near the end of WWI. Photo courtesy Pinterest.
The Great War, more commonly known now as World War One, ended when the Armistice was signed at 11:00 AM on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Commemorations known as “Armistice Day” would be an annual remembrance of that, now called Veteran’s Day.
I want to comment today on something that is increasingly arising. Millions of us took the oath to defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I have taken that oath five times.
Image courtesy ImgFlp.
I am regularly asked if we are released from that oath when we take the uniform off? As with many things in life, it is possible sometimes to find answers in scriptures. As usual, I am quoting from the King James Version of 1611:
If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond: he shall not break his word, he shall do all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
That is from the book of Numbers, Chapter 30 and verse 2. Next time you are asked, you now know what the Bible says about that oath to defend our constitution against… domestic enemies.
You might also want to read Ecclesiastes 3:8 and Ephesians 6:12, both of which I find relevant.
Dean Allen is a decorated Vietnam veteran, book author and Secretary of the Anderson (SC) GOP.
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