NEWPORT Soldiers from 1-172 CAV and 172nd Public Affairs Detachment of the Vermont National Guard, departed Sunday to join over 20,000 other National Guard members in securing a peaceful Inauguration.
Approximately 100 Vermont Army National Guard soldiers will support operations in Washington, DC, ahead of the Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20.
The announcement came last Thursday that the VTNG would join the security effort.
“We swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America,” Major General Greg Knight, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard said. “We are honored to play our part in securing one of the most time-honored traditions in American history, the Presidential Inauguration.”
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Army National Guard will support Operation Capitol Response in Washington, DC. According to the Guard, the time line is fluid, but soldiers will depart Vermont to arrive in Washington by Tuesday. Approximately 100 Vermont Army National Guard soldiers will support operations in Washington, DC, ahead of the Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday January 20.
The Vermont Soldiers are predominantly from 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain).
“We swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America,” said Major General Greg Knight, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard. “We are honored to play our part in securing one of the most time honored traditions in American history: the Presidential Inauguration.”