Even Democracy Requires Constant Vigilance From Corrosive Attacks Within
It was a typical day for the guardsmen already used to “weird and crazy” things happening outside the protective bubble they formed around the Capitol.
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DonateT.L.K. is a pseudonym for a person who serves in the Washington, D.C., National Guard. T.L.K. enjoys reading mystery and thriller fiction when not hiking in the Shenandoah Valley, as well as studying languages, such as French and Russian.
It was a typical day for the guardsmen already used to “weird and crazy” things happening outside the protective bubble they formed around the Capitol.
During the Jan. 6 terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol, D.C. Guardsmen were missing in action, ordered to “stay in place” and “do nothing.”