Joe Plenzler

Joe Plenzler is a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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How Protesting the KKK Led Me to Join the Military

A 1990 protest against a parade of racist groups taught me the importance of taking a stand—of putting one’s body behind one’s beliefs—and led me to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

Joe Plenzler

DIVIDED, WE FALL

The NRA Has Entered the Province of Cowards

As Marines, we fought to defend the U.S. and its freedoms. The NRA's new video campaign is dedicated to a xenophobic policy of violent hatred and intolerance undermining freedom.

Craig Tucker