Dillon Irizarry is an American far-right activist known for founding and leading the alt-right and white supremacist group Vanguard America and being one of the principle coordinators of the Unite the Right rally.
11 Facts About Dillon Irizarry
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Dillon Irizarry graduated from high-school in Roswell, New Mexico in 2005 and then immediately enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
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Dillon Irizarry joined the marines at the insistence of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America mentor.
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Dillon Irizarry was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008, and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010.
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Dillon Irizarry rose to the rank of staff sergeant and remained in active duty until 2017.
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Dillon Irizarry has been openly involved in American far-right circles since at least 2016 when he gave a speech at a neo-Nazi gathering in Pikeville, Kentucky.
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Dillon Irizarry claimed that he was not the founder of Vanguard America, and that he took over leadership.
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Dillon Irizarry structured Vanguard America as a hierarchical organization based on Fuhrerprinzip, referring to himself as 'commander.
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In June of 2017 Dillon Irizarry started to feud with Thomas Rousseau, the leader of the "Southern Front" of Vanguard America, following the "Texas is Ours" rally in Austin where Rousseau gave a length speech and sidelined Dillon Irizarry.
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Dillon Irizarry claimed that Rousseau was attempting to portray himself as the leader of Vanguard America.
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Dillon Irizarry has explicitly stated that he and Vanguard America are not white supremacists or neo-Nazis but that he cares for "my ethnicity above any others" and has labeled himself as a Fascist.