Militia leader's Army discharge questioned

[Bob Of Burleson]

Militias move forward on Texas border
Leader's background emerges

By Kolten Parker
Houston Chronicle

SAN ANTONIO - Groups describing themselves as militias have set up a training area near San Antonio and say there already are four "operations on the ground" along the US-Mexico border in Texas.

The groups, which supported Cliven Bundy at a standoff at his Nevada ranch earlier this year, posted an update on a website used to organize the efforts Tuesday night that said there are currently three "troops on the ground" on the Arizona border, and "four credible operations on the ground" on the Texas border.

The Texas militia, known as "Operation Secure Our Border," is being led by Chris Davis, a 37-year-old truck driver who was discharged from the Army in 2001 "under other than honorable conditions in lieu of trial by court martial," according to a summary of Davis' military service obtained by the San Antonio Express-News.

The details of Davis' discharge are protected from public view through the Privacy Act of 1974. Davis, originally from Florida, served in the Army from 1996-2001 as a mechanical systems operator-maintainer and was ranked as a private at the time of his discharge.

He does not appear to have any arrests, according to public record sources. Last year, Davis was one of three men in the group Open Carry Texas cited by the San Antonio Police Department for disorderly conduct while openly carrying rifles outside a Starbucks. The incident sparked an open carry rally at the Alamo that drew hundreds of armed protesters.

The militia groups has set up a "command post" in Von Ormy, about 20 miles south of downtown San Antonio, Davis told KRGV on Tuesday. Von Ormy Mayor Art Martinez de Vara did not immediately return a request for comment.

"We have patriots all across this country who are willing to sacrifice their time, money even quit their jobs to come down and fight for freedom, liberty and national soveringhty," Davis said in the interview.

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[bodine]

Sounds like his gyros aren't spinning at full speed...

[planosteve]

But, are they checked out on changing dipers?

[Red Oak]

Something tells me we will know 10x more about this guys Military Records than Secretary of State John Kerry's.

[GFB]

I love this..the first people the militias will have to face, are the Coyotes..ie..border patrol agents.

They are the ones transporting the illegals from one place to another, and allowing the illegals to disperse and disappear.

[Red Oak]

Our Feral Government does not have the interests of American Citizens in mind, and hasn't for years.