Majority of troops being sent home after Biden inauguration passes with only a handful of arrests made
More than 15,000 national guard troops are preparing to leave Washington DC and head home after Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration passed with only a handful of minor arrests and incidents.
The National Guard Bureau has said of the nearly 26,000 troops deployed, just 10,600 remained on duty. The bureau said the guard was helping states with coordination and logistics so that troops could get home.
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