Colorado Guard JAG officer suing superiors over his participation in BLM protests 4 hours ago Army Cpt. Alan Kennedy of the Colorado Army National Guard poses for a selfie where he was teargassed on May 30, 2020. He is suing his superiors for allegedly restricting his off-duty freedom of speech. (Courtesy of Alan Kennedy) The Colorado National Guard is investigating the disciplinary actions and potential reprisal by a senior officer after one of the state’s part-time soldiers filed a federal lawsuit against his entire chain-of-command, alleging that his superiors infringed upon his First Amendment right to participate in Black Lives Matter protests
Guard officials say troops’ march on Republican congresswoman’s office wasn’t a political statement March 16
National Guard officials are insisting that a march on a controversial congresswoman’s office by a large group of uniformed members wasn’t a political statement but instead an effort to raise awareness about their operations. But the stunt is once again raising questions about the politicization of military members by advocates and elected officials, at a time when tensions over the military’s continued role on Capitol Hill remain high. On Monday, more than 20 National Guard troops from Guam accompanied Rep. Michael San Nicolas, D-Guam, on an unannounced visit to the Washington, D.C., office of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
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