73% of vets support full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Poll

by Defend the Guard | Apr 28, 2020

Nearly three-quarters of veterans support a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a new poll released Wednesday shows. The data, compiled by conservative activist group Concerned Veterans for America, shows a nearly 15% increase in support for a full...

Some Problems Are Too Important to Leave to the Partisans

by Defend the Guard | Apr 22, 2020

At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bipartisan joint resolution to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen...

West Virginia lawmakers approve Defend the Guard bill 15-7

by Defend the Guard | Feb 13, 2020

For immediate release: Tues. Feb. 11 2020 Contact: Del. Pat McGeehan   304-374-7018               Sgt. Dan McKnight     208-631-0258 West Virginia lawmakers approve Defend the Guard...

Pat McGeehan by Brad McElhinny

by Defend the Guard | Feb 13, 2020

Support Grows for West Virginia Bill to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

by Defend the Guard | Feb 11, 2020

CHARLESTON W. Va. (Feb. 10 2020) There was political drama in West Virginia last week as the sponsor of a bill that would prohibit unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the states national guard troops narrowly failed in a parliamentary move to get it...