Sgt. Kyle Conley, Specialist Jillian Bolke, and Specialist Alex Wunderlich pose around Washington DC while deployed there in April 2021. Credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James Lally
Why Washington s National Guard is still in D.C. By
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The January 6 insurrection at the nation s Capitol Building prompted law enforcement officials to call in extra help, especially as the presidential inauguration approached and with a new administration taking over.
The Washington National Guard was one group to answer that call. Nearly five months later, as D.C. has grown relatively quiet, they re still there with riot gear, just in case.
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By SCOTT TADY | Beaver County Times | Published: April 25, 2021 (Tribune News Service) U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Linkous completed his 26.2-mile walk through Beaver County on Saturday, raising money and awareness for Legacies Alive, a nonprofit that helps military families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. Exhausted but in good humor, Linkous reached Mile Marker 25, the Fort McIntosh historic military site in Beaver, about 5:15 p.m., having begun his walk at 8 that morning, the whole time wearing a weighted 40-pound backpack. Three uniformed Fort McIntosh Garrison reenactment group members ceremonially fired guns in salute of Linkus, who was applauded by a crowd of well-wishers, having reached the River Road site with an escort of motorcyclists.
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By SCOTT TADY | Beaver County Times | Published: April 21, 2021 BRIDGEWATER, Pa. (Tribune News Service) With a 40-pound weighted backpack slung over his shoulders, U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Linkous will walk 26.2-miles around Beaver County on Saturday. His Mountain Man Memorial March will support Gold Star Families and help preserve the legacies of fallen military heroes. I don t care if anyone knows my name, Linkous, stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia, said Monday in a phone interview. I just want to make people more aware of Legacies Alive and have families in Beaver County come together to heal. Legacies Alive, a national nonprofit with a Beaver County chapter, provides unwavering support to Gold Star Families, a title reserved for immediate families of military members who died in the line of duty.