1. United States
2. Mo.
3. Letter

I am writing as a deeply concerned constituent to formally urge you to support and demand a full, independent congressional investigation into the recently reported actions of Pete Hegseth involving U.S. military strikes on a vessel in which survivors were allegedly targeted and killed after the initial attack. If the reports are accurate, ordering the killing of wounded or incapacitated survivors constitutes grave violations of both U.S. federal law and international law. Specifically, such conduct would implicate: • 18 U.S.C. § 1111 (Murder) • 18 U.S.C. § 2441 (U.S. War Crimes Act) • 18 U.S.C. § 242 (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law) • Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions (which prohibits killing persons who are hors de combat) • The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Article 8 (war crimes) • The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (prohibition against deprivation of life without due process) Under both U.S. and international law, persons who are wounded, surrendering, or clinging to wreckage are legally classified as “hors de combat.” Their intentional killing is explicitly illegal, regardless of the crimes they may be suspected of committing. There is no lawful authority to execute survivors without capture, trial, or due process. This is not a partisan issue. It is a matter of: • Adherence to the rule of law • Protection of U.S. service members from unlawful orders • Preservation of America’s credibility under international humanitarian law • And the fundamental principle that the U.S. military does not engage in executions I respectfully demand that you: 1. Publicly support a formal congressional inquiry into these allegations, 2. Subpoena all relevant communications, targeting orders, and after-action reports, 3. Ensure that any unlawful orders are referred for criminal investigation, and 4. Protect service members who may have been placed in legally impossible positions by unlawful command direction. Silence in the face of credible allegations of war crimes is not neutrality — it is complicity. Congress has both the constitutional authority and moral obligation to act. I expect to see clear, public action on this matter.