<story><title>Joint Chiefs remind U.S. forces that they defend the constitution</title><url>https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/12/956170188/joint-chiefs-remind-u-s-forces-that-they-defend-the-constitution</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bostonsre</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s incredibly reassuring to know that there are solid honorable people in our armed forces that eschew politics in favor of doing the right thing. I&amp;#x27;m sure they don&amp;#x27;t hear it enough, but thank you if any members read this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rayiner</author><text>Yes, incredible to read this. My family left Bangladesh when it was being run by a military government. We are so fortunate to have the military we do.&lt;p&gt;Its not an idea or a principle or a law. It’s culture. It’s a norm
that has been socialized into members of the military, especially the leadership, for hundreds of years. I live in Annapolis now by the Naval Academy and it’s quite a joy to see each new cohort of naval officers carry on the tradition.</text></comment>
<story><title>Joint Chiefs remind U.S. forces that they defend the constitution</title><url>https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/12/956170188/joint-chiefs-remind-u-s-forces-that-they-defend-the-constitution</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bostonsre</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s incredibly reassuring to know that there are solid honorable people in our armed forces that eschew politics in favor of doing the right thing. I&amp;#x27;m sure they don&amp;#x27;t hear it enough, but thank you if any members read this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>MichaelApproved</author><text>At the same time, it’s pretty scary that things got so bad, the armed forces had to weigh in on a political matter.</text></comment>