by Defend the Guard | Mar 5, 2021
On the March 2, 2021 episode of Cowboy State Politics, host David Iverson interviewed State Rep. Ocean Andrew (R-District 46) and local real estate agent and activist April Poley about House Bill 208, “Defend the Guard.” “The United States has been...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 3, 2021
A debate over the military industrial complex is raging in West Virginia. The debate was kicked off in the West Virginia legislature again this year by Patrick McGeehan, a Republican member of the House of Delegates from the northern panhandle. McGeehan has...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 24, 2021
A West Virginia delegate now has plenty of company in his longstanding support for legislation that would prohibit National Guard reservists from serving in non-declared war zones. Thirty-one states are considering forms of the “Defend the Guard” bill,...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 7, 2021
The day begins early in Chester, West Virginia, a town of a few thousand that hugs the southern bank of the Ohio River. It’s only 8:30am but John and Peggy are already bundled up in their coats, hats, and gloves as they take their three bird dogs outside for some...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 25, 2020
BOISE, Idaho — BringOurTroopsHome.US, a national organization led by Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans, Wednesday launched an online petition and video urging President Trump to keep his 2016 campaign pledge to bring U.S. troops home from the Middle East,...