National Guard in D.C.: From Deployment to Landscaping and Frustration
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Over 2,200 National Guard soldiers, mostly from out of state, are deployed in Washington DC with missions including patrols and beautification projects, facing morale issues and uncertain end dates, amid political tensions and rising costs, while their presence has shown some crime reduction but also received mixed local reactions.
- With no end in sight, National Guardsmen deployed to DC grow weary CNN
- National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties The Washington Post
- Soldiers are doing landscaping in DC parks. I’m thrilled for them | Dave Schilling The Guardian
- The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality Military Times
- The National Guard Soldier Pissed About Trump’s DC Takeover Mother Jones
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