American Patriot Foundation: Updates on LTC Terry Lakin's Case

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PRESS RELEASE

DECORATED ARMY PHYSICIAN APPEALS ARMY'S

DISPARAGING FITNESS REPORT
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Court Martial Process Proceeding

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2010. Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, who is being court-
martialled for his principled stance in refusing to obey what he feels are illegal orders
because they are given by a chain of command headed by a President who may be
ineligible under the United States Constitution, has today released his appeal of the
Army's version of a "fitness report" which disparages him unjustly. The "Officer Evaluation
Report," or "OER," as it was originally drafted praised LTC Lakin as one of the top 10% of
all Army medical department officers and recommended him both for promotion to full
Colonel and for medical clinic command. A few days later it was redrafted and said he was
unfit for continued military service. Only one event had intervened.

On March 30, 2010, the American Patriot Foundation posted on YouTube a video (which
has now been viewed more than 200,000 times) of LTC Lakin stating: "I am today
compelled to make the distasteful choice to invite my own court martial, in pursuit of the
truth about the president's eligibility under the Constitution to hold office." LTC Lakin then
refused to deploy to Afghanistan as he had been ordered, until the issue of the President's
eligibility has been resolved.

The revised OER failed to note Lakin's reasons for his position and failed to indicate that
all soldiers are trained that they must disobey illegal orders. Lakin has appealed the
Army's pejorative and unfair OER that now recommends he in effect be thrown out of the
Army, as the Army could do even if the Court Martial proceeding were dropped. Images of
the draft OER, the final OER and the appeal can be found on the website of the American
Patriot Foundation, www.safeguardourconstitution.com.

The American Patriot Foundation, a non-profit group incorporated in 2003 to foster

appreciation and respect for the U.S. Constitution, has received more than a thousand
donations to the legal defense fund it set up for LTC Lakin.
Art. II, sec. 1 of the U. S. Constitution explicitly provides that only "natural born" citizens
can serve as president and commander-in-chief. Mr. Obama's continuing refusal to release
his original 1961 birth certificate has brought Lt. Col. Lakin to the point where he feels his
orders are unlawful, and thus MUST be disobeyed.

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For further information contact: Margaret Hemenway 202-725-7659

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