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 22, 2021
A bipartisan veteran group is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Kristi Noem to support legislation that would limit how South Dakota’s National Guard units can be deployed overseas. Rep. Aaron Aylward (R, Harrisburg) introduced House Bill 1122 with the support of...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 22, 2021
BringOurTroopsHome.US, a bipartisan nationwide group of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, Monday praised Rep. Aaron Aylward, R-Harrisburg, for introducing legislation that would require that South Dakota’s National Guard units could not be deployed for foreign combat...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 18, 2021
A bill introduced in the Iowa House would empower the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the...
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...
