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National Guard says it inspected vendor kitchens after allegations of poorly prepared meals in DC March 3 National Guard troops patrol the vicinity of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images) About 50 of the 26,000 National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. Capitol have been treated for gastrointestinal complaints since the start of their mission two months ago, Guard officials told Army Times on Wednesday. It’s not clear how many of those cases are link...

MI Guardsmen in DC given meals with raw meat and metal shavings A whistleblower is telling 7 Action News nearly 75 meals were thrown out Sunday after metal shavings were found, other meals showed up undercooked making soldiers sick. More than a dozen Guardsmen sent to D.C. for a Pelosi show of force were made sick and some were hospitalized, thanks to raw, undercooked meat and meals containing metal shavings. This went on for weeks until a staff sergeant couldn’t take it anymore and contacte...

The report comes as a number of Republicans have called on President Biden to end the post-Jan. 6 riot deployment, deeming the activation as not needed at this point. “Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard who are protecting the US. Capitol in D.C. have been fed undercooked and underwhelming meals,” tweeted WXYX 7 Action News reporter Brian Abel. “One Staff Sgt tells me that metal fragments were found in meals on Sunday.” The TV station said its report prompted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...