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Experience disobeying direct order [View all]
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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