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A supporter of the Josephine County Oath Keepers, which later disbanded and became the Liberty Watch of Josephine County, wears a shirt with the brand used by LaVoy Finicum, who was killed during the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation, before a Memorial Day parade in Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. May 28, 2016. In April 2015 Reuters photographer Jim Urquhart was assigned to cover the Oath Keepers during a tour of the Sugar Pine gold mine in Oregon after the group of former cops, military, firefighters and other first responders had risen to prominence during a standoff in Nevada over land rights. “Some call them militia. They call themselves patriots. In the United States, many local militias are armed and have taken issue with some government policies. After spending a year with groups in Oregon, Montana, Nevada and Idaho protesting what they describe as government overreach, I've decided not to label them at all”. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
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