这次冲击国会的暴徒也有不少退休和现役军人。
Disproportionate number of current and former military personnel arrested in Capitol attack, CNN analysis shows
By
Sara Sidner, Anna-Maja Rappard and
Marshall Cohen, CNN
Updated 6:02 PM ET, Sun January 31, 2021
Ormond Beach, Florida (CNN)Active military personnel and veterans are over-represented among the
first 150 people to be arrested and have records released for federal offenses in the
violence and insurrection at the US Capitol.
Analysis by CNN of Pentagon records and court proceedings show
21 of the 150, or 14%, are current or former members of the US military. That is more than double the proportion of servicemen and women and veterans in the adult US population, calculated from Census Bureau and Department of Defense statistics. In 2018, there were
1.3 million active-duty members of the services and
18 million veterans. Together, they comprised just 5.9% of the overall 327 million US population at the end of 2018.
Two of those arrested are in the Army, and two are National Guardsmen. Of the 17 veterans, six are former Army, eight are former Marines, two served in the Navy, and one was in the Air Force. Their service records show at least one served in Vietnam; others were deployed in the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq. At least one earned a Purple Heart. They were discharged with a variety of ranks and included officers -- a captain and a lieutenant colonel.
And on January 6, the active and former military personnel are accused of declaring a war at home -- attacking the Constitution they once swore to defend, some even equipped with military gear and weapons.
Of those arrested in the Capitol riots so far,14% are active US military or vets accused of attacking the Constitution they swore to defend.
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