‘I Felt Cast Out’: Military Vet Tells Court Why He Spoke Against Vaccine Mandates

Military veteran James Topp told a court martial he spoke out publicly against federal vaccine mandates because he felt “cast out” of the organizations he had served in for decades and needed to take a stance. “I had a very hard time with it because of the way that I felt it was coercive, I felt that it was done in haste,” said Mr. Topp about the vaccine mandates. The 30-year veteran pleaded guilty to two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline on Nov. 14 during a court martial in New Westminster, B.C., for having spoken publicly against the mandates....