Our Profile Spotlight is proud to feature Bring Our Troops Home, an organization established by a coalition of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans and their supporters working to limit US involvement in wars overseas.

Bring Our Troops Home is led by founder Dan McKnight, a thirteen-year U.S. military veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, U.S. Army, and Army National Guard; McKnight founded Bring Our Troops Home in 2019.

Their mission is to educate the public- and importantly, our government leaders- about the grim damages resulting from endless wars, and reminding us of the federal duty to formally declare war by Congress only before any U.S. military forces are deployed into combat overseas.

Much of the work from Bring Our Troops Home is focused on education about the constraints given by our Constitution related to war powers, and calls attention to the consequences of Congress ignoring those constraints. The group is also the architect of the “Defend the Guard” movement; Defend the Guard is a series of bills that would that deny a state’s national guard troops overseas deployment without an official declaration of war from Congress. Many military conflicts lack a clear mission or path to an end without the proper declaration of war, leading to enduring disasters such as the war in Afghanistan that lasted for two decades. 

Check out this interview with Sgt. McKnight and Sovren founder Ben Swann about the organization and Defend The Guard:

Sovren Founder Ben Swann Interviews Sgt. Dan McKnight - powered by sovren.media

Defend the Guard has been gaining traction over the last few years, with more support for this legislation than ever. Sinve 2019, Defend The Guard legislation has been introduced in over 40 states, with more to come as legislation season for 2023 continues.

Click here to follow Bring Our Troops Home to see in-depth content about their organization, and stay up-to-date on their work to hold leaders accountable. 

P.S. Bring Our Troops Home is giving away TWO 1911 .45ACP handguns in a raffle for members of their Ten Seven Club. Click here to learn about the giveaway, how to enter, and how to join the Ten Seven Club.