Over 200 active-duty and veteran servicemembers have released an open letter demanding accountability from U.S. military leaders for violating their legal and constitutional rights when they implemented Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandates.
The signatories, representing different branches of the military, accused military leaders, including now-retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, of overstepping legal boundaries during the enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The open letter asserts that the leaders broke the law, denied informed consent and permitted what the signatories describe as “unwilling medical experimentation.”
“They betrayed the trust of service members and the American people,” reads the letter. “Their actions caused irreparable harm to the Armed Forces and the institutions for which we have fought and bled.”
The letter, addressed to the Department of Defense, stated that the actions of these leaders have caused significant harm to both the Armed Forces and the individuals within them, leading to financial, emotional, and physical suffering. The signatories argue that individuals have experienced an ongoing physical and mental toll.
“While implementing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military leaders broke the law, trampled constitutional rights, denied informed consent, permitted unwilling medical experimentation, and suppressed the free exercise of religion,” the signatories said.
Moreover, the military members claim that military leaders have been ignoring appeals despite efforts to communicate these grievances internally. This, in turn, led the members to seek accountability through the Defense Department.
U.S. Navy Commander Rob Green stressed that the signatories are not only seeking accountability but also standing up against leaders who, in their view, have willfully harmed those they are supposed to lead.
“While we will be the first to support leaders who fully acknowledge the harm done and attempt to restore everyone impacted, we have not received any evidence such actions are planned. Absent such radical changes, we commit to bringing about the accountability required to win back the trust of the American people, however long that takes,” Green said.
