Military Joint Chiefs condemn “sedition and insurrection” at US Capitol
America’s most senior military leaders condemned the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminded service members of their…
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America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued…
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