NY National Guard deploys 250 soldiers from Syracuse infantry brigade to D.C.
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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Washington – The New York National Guard will deploy 250 soldiers to Washington from an infantry brigade headquartered in Syracuse to provide extra security ahead of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he received a request for the additional troops from the secretary of the Army and National Guard officials in Washington.
Cuomo already sent 1,000 members of the New York National Guard to Washington last week after a violent mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. Most of those soldiers have been deployed in and around the Capitol.
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National Guard troops patrol the Capitol grounds in Washington on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The stage for Inauguration Day is in the background.ANNA MONEYMAKER/New York Times
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(Courtesy Col. Michele Kilgore)(Courtesy Col. Michele Kilgore)
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