Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Funds National Guard Mission to US-Mexico Border
A soldier from the Texas National Guard scans the shores of the Rio Grande River in Starr County, Texas as part of the federal call-up to the Texas-Mexico border. (Texas Military Department/Sgt. Mark Otte)
29 Jun 2021
The South Dakota National Guard is deploying on mission to the U.S. southern border. And the operation is being funded by a billionaire, not the government, Military.com has learned.
Soldiers will serve on state active-duty orders, meaning that traditionally the state would cover the cost of the mission. However, in this case the tab is being picked up by the private Tennessee-based Willis and Reba Johnson s Foundation.