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19 Jul 2021
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) has penned a letter to President Joe Biden demanding that he take action to “end General Order 12 at Fort Rucker, Alabama,” which requires any uniformed personnel who is unmasked to provide proof of having received a coronavirus vaccination.
Late last week, Fort Rucker made headlines as it became the first military base in the continental U.S. to take such action in requiring proof of vaccination status for those who do not wear face masks.
“The men and women serving our nation at Fort Rucker do so to preserve the liberties and freedoms we, as Americans, enjoy,” Brooks said in an emailed statement. “It is outrageous that they themselves cannot exercise the very liberties and freedoms they fight for. As more evidence about the vaccine becomes available, it is clear that there are risks associated with it, particularly in young people.”