Letter: Vets who rioted on Jan. 6 violated oath

I just read about former Air Force Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. He was the guy who was pictured in the Senate Gallery dressed in combat gear, carrying those zip-tie handcuffs.

He was part of that mob of seditionists that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan.6, 2021, in their attempt to terminate the Constitution (to which he, and everyone of us who has worn the uniforms of The United States of America, had sworn an oath "to protect and defend against all enemies both foreign and domestic."

Before he took part in attacking the Capitol, Brock had expressed very troubling and violent rhetoric on his social media posts. He also believed baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen (on a Nov. 9, 2020, post on Facebook he wrote, "We need to execute the traitors that are trying to steal the election.")

Brock had been employed as a commercial airline pilot on Jan. 6 (the F.A.A. revoked Brocks' licenses after his January 2021 arrest )

To which, I wonder why hasn't the VA revoked the benefits for all those who were veterans who took part in this Insurrection, and to anyone who was currently on active duty and took part in this, they should have received dishonorable discharges (again, so they too would lose all veterans' benefits.)

They proved on that day that they're not entitled to have it both ways - overthrow the current government, but, still receive benefits of that government.

David Kumpula

Hoffman Estates