WASHINGTON SYNDICATE: National Guard escorts MPD around city streets

From the Washingoton Syndicate:

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Guard Supports Washington Blizzard Response



American Forces Press Service


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2010 More than 100 soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard were on duty yesterday and today supporting the district’s emergency response to a weekend blizzard.


The Guard members are transporting patients and doctors to area hospitals, taking Metro Police officers to and from work throughout the city and even transported Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier to a shooting scene on Stanton Avenue.


Officials said Guard personnel are expected to remain on duty through Feb. 9 in support of one of the worst blizzards in the history of the national capital region

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