The National Guard can be tasked with ensuring a peaceful transition of power. An unprecedented number of troops were sent to Washington, even more service members than are currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. You all did a tremendous job, and we are very proud of the job you did. But the way you have been treated in D.C. is simply unacceptable. You don’t deserve to be resting on concrete or marble floors. You were sent to ensure the violent rioting that happened in 2017 when Trump was inaugurated wasn’t replicated on January 20th, 2021 with President Biden’s ceremony. Mission accomplished. … [Read more...] about Michigan State Rep. Calls on Gretchen Whitmer to Bring National Guardsmen Home
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National Aviary Penguin Chick ‘Growing Rapidly’ Since Hatching
Happy Friday! Buddy and Holly’s chick is growing rapidly since it hatched January 3. It opened its eyes within a week of hatching, and is becoming more alert and active as it grows and learns! pic.twitter.com/tLj2wb28rs … [Read more...] about National Aviary Penguin Chick ‘Growing Rapidly’ Since Hatching
Jill Biden Delivers Cookies to National Guard Troops Following Capitol Controversy
“So the White House baked you some chocolate chip cookies. I can’t say that I baked them all myself,” she joked, noting that it serves as a “small” thank you for their service and everything they have done for the country. The National Guard, she added, will “always hold a special place in the heart of the Bidens”: … [Read more...] about Jill Biden Delivers Cookies to National Guard Troops Following Capitol Controversy
DC residents jumped at opportunity to pay for meals for National Guardsmen
Six National Guardsmen sat in two shacks at #StAnselm tonight. I tried to pay their check, but our server told me I was too slow, someone already had. Good people live in DC! We appreciate the men and women who came to our town kept us safe and defended Democracy pic.twitter.com/L97FFoUNYH … [Read more...] about DC residents jumped at opportunity to pay for meals for National Guardsmen
Jill Biden brings cookies to troops, thanks National Guard for ‘keeping my family safe’ during inauguration
"So I'm a National Guard mom," she told the crowd, adding that the baskets were a "small thank you" for leaving their home states and coming to the nation's capital. President Biden offered his thanks to the chief of the National Guard Bureau in a phone call Friday. … [Read more...] about Jill Biden brings cookies to troops, thanks National Guard for ‘keeping my family safe’ during inauguration