A Good Guy: Under Oath

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

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There's a promise that all Marines make to defend the Constitution. After Sgt. Joshua Abate participated in the events on January 6, the Corps has to decide: Did he break his oath when he entered the Capitol that day? And what does his case say about the changing narrative around January 6? To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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0:00.0	As election day approaches, NPR's consider this podcast is zooming in on six states that could determine who wins the White House.
0:07.6	Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and Pennsylvania.
0:12.8	We'll ask voters in these swing states what matters to them
0:15.9	and which way they want the country to go.
0:18.4	Follow along with new episodes this week
0:20.4	on the Consider This Podcast from NPR.
0:24.0	Hey, I'm Kelly McEvers, and this is Embedded from NPR.
0:28.0	And we're back with the second and final episode of A Good Guy.
0:32.0	In our previous episode, Sergeant Joshua and final episode of A Good Guy.
0:32.8	In our previous episode, Sergeant Joshua Abate
0:35.6	ended up in federal court for what he did on January 6th.
0:39.2	The judge in his case told him he had made her a better judge. She could have given him six months in prison but
0:44.8	she decided on community service instead. And now in this episode we're going to talk
0:50.1	about the Marines. They have to figure out if Josh is a Marine worth keeping.
0:55.3	And let me just say that process is going to be a little different than what Josh
1:00.2	got in court. Here's Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges.
1:07.0	This administrative discharge board will come to order. The reporter will note the time and date
1:10.3	for the record.
1:11.6	It's December, 2003. Joshua Bates military career, it's on the line.
1:17.0	He's at the Quantico Marine Base in this nondescript government conference room.
1:22.0	This is an administrative separation proceeding and what this essentially decides is
1:26.5	should Sergeant Abate remain in the United States Marine Corps?
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