This anonymous op-ed published at the Libertarian Institute by a member of the Georgia Air National Guard brings attention to the hypocrisy of generals testifying in uniform against Defend the Guard while lower-ranking supporters are systematically silenced from speaking in favor.
Pete Hegseth, a National Guardsman who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump's secretary of Defense. Hegseth has been an enthusiastic endorser of the Defend the Guard movement.
The first Defend the Guard hearing of the 2025 legislative session happened in New Hampshire, where representatives of both parties testified in favor of the bill and keeping their National Guard out of undeclared wars.
State Rep. Lee Deming of Montana responds to op-eds critical of the Defend the Guard Act, confronting the authors' dishonesty and requesting that detractors value the lives of Montana National Guardsmen as beyond price.
