Controversial ‘illegal orders’ billboard goes up near Naval Base San Diego

A local nonprofit has put up a billboard near the entrance of Naval Base San Diego reminding troops that they have a duty to refuse illegal orders.

“The San Diego Veterans For Peace, Hugh Thompson Memorial Chapter #91, is very pleased to announce … a billboard reminding active-duty troops that they have a duty to disobey illegal orders,” the organization said in a news release that went out on Wednesday.

“Active Duty & National Guard: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders,” the billboard reads, with a snow-capped mountain range in the background and a bald eagle in the foreground…

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