Are any members of the press available to show up and ask why the people of Kentucky need National Guard services in distant lands, absent any military emergency, national emergency, draft, or declaration of war?
Jul 15, 2023 WPSD Local 6 News video:
Ceremony to bid farewell to Kentucky National Guard as prepare for deployment to Poland
“A farewell ceremony took place on Saturday, July 15 at the Paducah Tilghman High School. Friends and family gathered to celebrate their loved ones before they deploy to Poland the next day to aid in the war in Ukraine.”
These are the troops who need to maintain a place to live and a regular job in their hometown area when they are not doing time in foreign lands helping DOD with undeclared/unwon wars and missions completely unrelated to their home state.
A few decades back, people might think of the National Guard as one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer plus a way to support your home state by being ready to get called out for floods, fires, natural disasters, civil unrest, etc. Maybe a way to help the next state over if they needed it.
In recent years, the National Guard has been sent to Syria, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.
Recruiting crisis for Uncle Sam? Elected officials and top Pentagon Generals earned it.
Sign up to serve the people of Oregon and head over to Africa.
Zero questions from newspeople:
Gov. Kotek hosts mobilization ceremony for Oregon National Guard members deploying to Africa
July 5, 2023 WJON
Minnesota National Guard Deploying to South America
“Members of the Minnesota National Guard are heading to South America to help in the fight against drug trafficking.”
Love to see newspeople ask:
Has a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security ever created any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US?
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
Possibly of interest:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Newspeople Remain Silent