By Brad McElhinny in News February 11 2020 at 7:21PM
CHARLESTON W.Va. Last week Delegate Pat McGeehan lost on a tie vote a motion on the House floor to discharge from committee a bill that would prohibit West Virginias National Guard reservists from serving in non-declared war zones.
But McGeehan a former Air Force captain who served in Afghanistan did secure a promise that the bill would be considered in committee. And on Tuesday afternoon during the final 15 minutes of a committee meeting a majority of delegates voted to pass the bill along.
Read more: http://wvmetronews.com/2020/02/11/delegates-move-along-bill-requiring-congressional-war-declaration-to-activate-w-va-guard-for-combat/
