More than 26,000 Guard members put jobs and family obligations aside to protect the Capitol Building and the nation’s lawmakers, said retired Army Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, chairman of the National Guard Association of the U.S., and retired Army Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the association’s president.
Lobby group asks Congress to repay National Guard for D.C. security mission
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McGuire, who recently retired as the adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard, said states have not yet been reimbursed for the salary costs, and their Guard units are under growing strains to meet local missions.
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
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