To Those Who Serve With Honor

To every federal agent, soldier, officer, and public servant who wears the uniform of this country, we begin with one simple word: gratitude.

We see your commitment. We recognize the weight of your duty. And we honor your sacrifice. You serve in roles that most Americans will never fully understand. You leave your families to protect ours. You carry burdens, enforce laws, and stand between chaos and order. That takes courage. It takes discipline. It takes heart.

You raised your hand and swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. Not a party. Not a politician. Not a policy. The Constitution. That oath means something, and we believe most of you live by it every day.

We also know that sometimes, service comes with hard choices. There may be moments when you are asked to carry out policies that conflict with your sense of right and wrong. You may feel pressure to follow orders that do not reflect the values that led you to serve in the first place. And you may be told to look the other way. To stay silent. To act like it is not your responsibility.

But you did not take that oath to look the other way. You took it because you believed in something greater.

This is not a call to defy orders or walk away from your duty. It is a call to remember the deeper purpose behind it. Your integrity is not a threat to national security. It is one of its greatest strengths. And when the moment comes, as it does for many who wear the badge or bear the flag, we hope you will listen to that voice inside — the one that asks, “Is this what I signed up for?”

We believe in your honor. We believe in your judgment. And we believe that those who serve with conscience are the true backbone of this country.

You are not alone. And you are not forgotten. We want a government that does not force you to choose between your orders and your ethics. We want a system where doing the right thing is protected, not punished.

Thank you for your service. Thank you for your sacrifice. And thank you for keeping hold of the values that make this country worth serving in the first place.

You took an oath. We ask you to remember what it was for.