• Florida Marine Corps vets speak out against using the Corps to help the

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    https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/07/24/marines-train-for-war-veterans-blast-deployment-of-military-to-assist-ice-in-florida/

    Local veterans are speaking out against the
    deployment of 200 Marines to assist U.S.
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement in
    Florida. Over 200 veterans have signed an
    open letter opposing the use of the military
    in this capacity.

    Alexander McCoy, a Marine Corps veteran who
    served six years as an embassy guard in the
    Middle East, Latin America, and Europe,
    expressed his unease about the deployment.

    “The U.S. military is for fighting America’s
    enemies and if we’re using them here in the
    United States, the implication is that
    Americans are enemies,” McCoy said.

    In response, McCoy drafted an open letter
    denouncing the use of Marines in ICE operations,
    stating, “We swore an oath to the Constitution,
    and the law makes clear what the U.S. military
    is for and not for. Using Marines to participate
    in ICE operations on U.S. soil dishonors that
    oath.”

    He invited other veterans to sign the letter in
    solidarity.

    Since issuing the letter, over 200 veterans have
    added their names in support.

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