Army Veteran Dennis Avery recounts his experience of disobeying a direct order during the Vietnam War. Unlawful Orders do not have to be obeyed. An order to commit a war crime would be an unlawful order. If you are a civilian and not familiar with the Oath of Office taken by commissioned military officers here it is:
“I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So, help me God.”
