Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Armed veterans stand guard at memorial against 'violent thugs' who might try to destroy it
'A show of force can be a very powerful deterrent'

In the wake of protesters topping statues and vandalizing monuments across the nation, a group of veterans decided to take matters into their own hands upon hearing rumblings that the same fate might be awaiting the Wilson County Veterans Memorial in Lebanon, Tennessee.

In short, the vets picked up their rifles and began standing guard, WKRN-TV reported.

Keith Sikora started his watch a week ago and told the station "a show of force can be a very powerful deterrent" but that he and his fellow veterans won't "fight unless we have to."

Veteran Joe Hester added to WKRN that he isn't standing guard "to promote violence, I'm not here against any race whatsoever. I'm for all good people and all good things in this country and preserving them."

Sikora and Hester served in the United States Marine Corps and told the station the memorial is special to them.

"It's a big target because who else gave more for this country than the ones who gave their life?" Sikora asked WKRN. "And if you're on the other side, and you h**e this country — the way they're portraying the way they h**e it — this is the best target to hit."

Hester told the station he's seen "violent thugs" in certain cities — "all in the name of being against r****m" — have been "attacking innocent people, burning down cities, destroying communities and intimidating innocent people" and it's "angered me so much that I'm tired of sitting back and talking about it."

"I went and served this country for the country and everybody in it," Sikora added to WKRN. "My Marines and I, we're not black, we're not white, Mexican, or Chinese. We all call each other green. ... That's how we were trained, that's how we think, that's the way we are now. We don't stand against any particular race; we stand for them, all of them, unified, and equally. We stand behind the Constitution that all men are created equal, and we will fight and die for that."

The station reported that as night fell Saturday, about a dozen armed individuals were standing watch at the memorial and said they hoped their presence would send a message.

Sikora told WKRN that protesters "aren't coming here with just words. They are people who are trying to tear down this country. That's what I stand against."

The armed vets noted to the station that they intend to keep standing guard at the memorial until they know it's safe. Lebanon is about 25 miles east of downtown Nashville.

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[quote=Oldsailor65]Armed veterans stand guard at memorial against 'violent thugs' who might try to destroy it


Very well for them!

Kevyn

Nice they brought those little girls as human shields, what a joke.

Rose42

One wonders if you are really that stupid or if you're just putting people on....

woodguru

What would guys with guns want or need little girls exposed to anything believe they might need guns for? Does that make any sense to you?

woodguru

And more importantly guns are not going to protect those monuments when the state decides it's time to take them down, which will be sooner or later.

Smedley_buzkill

Oh my! You are absolutely correct. Let's get rid of those memorials that glorify all the r****ts who died in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Let's put up statues of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Idi Amin instead. You know, real people's heroes.
You actually think "THE STATE" would be silly enough to try that? These dumb ass r****rs are too ignorant to know that they are tearing down and defacing statues of people who fought and died for freedom, for equal rights. They don't give a damn about e******y or justice, they just want a chance to steal a widescreen.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Kevy IS THAT **** stupid!

promilitary

Veterans don't need anybody for human shields and it's downright ignorant and a far reach
for you to say that. Really pitiful response, Kev. I love how the snowflakes back down
and cower away when they are confronted with some balls......something you wouldn't understand.

promilitary

It was a show of force. None of them even imagined they would have to use those weapons....
they knew the coward snowflakes would turn tail.

agatemaggot Loc: waterloo iowa

You are right on with that post !

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

Yes, but it's too over your head.

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

He won't understand, conscience objectors never do.

agatemaggot Loc: waterloo iowa

If you by chance are referring to me you missed that mark also, I spent 10 years as a crypto specialist. Got to eat a lot of free food and wore a hell of a lot of free clothes and the jump boots still fit quite well ! I do miss the SOS and Sausage links tho ! The long lines , not so much.

Have a nice day, sunshine