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James Traficant: “Michael New is a decorated soldier, he loves his country. His bravery, patriotism, and devotion to duty have never been…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1996
Michael New is a decorated soldier, he loves his country. His bravery, patriotism, and devotion to duty have never been questioned. As we meet today, Michael New is being court-martialed, court-martialed for refusing to wear the blue beret and shoulder patch of the United Nations on a peacekeeping mission. Michael New said, ``I will only wear the uniform of my country, the United States of America.'' Bravo, Michael New. Michael New took an oath to the Constitution of the United States, not to the charter of the United Nations, and I cannot speak for the Congress, ladies and gentlemen, but if I could, I would tell all these politically correct bureaucrats to take their one world order hands off Michael New and leave him alone. Mr. Speaker, there is something drastically wrong when a military hero is being court-martialed because he refuses to wear a foreign uniform. Think about it and beam me up.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Speaking in support of Michael New, a soldier court-martialed for refusing to wear a UN uniform.

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