Fifty-four of the 54 National Guards sent troops to Mississippi and Louisiana post-Katrina. It was absolutely the largest and fastest military response to a domestic event in the history of this nation.
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The fact that National Guard units were deployed to Iraq at the time of Katrina did not lessen the Guard's ability to respond.Steven Blum
The National Guard that I joined was strategic reserve -- deliberately under-resourced, deliberately undermanned and deliberately under-equipped. That was part of our national military strategy.
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It has grown, unfortunately, because the need has grown. We cannot give up on our American youth.
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What we're most proud of is are the young men and women that are sitting at these tables ... that are proof positive that this program is the most effective program in the nation when it comes to saving the next greatest generation. We will stay behind you all the way. You have a life partner for anything you want to do for the rest of your life with the National Guard.
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I think he's a national treasure. You talk about the 'greatest generation' and you usually think of World War II. I'm not so sure you're not looking at the greatest generation in Jordan Pierson.
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We can handle the overseas war-fight commitment and still defend our homeland and support the Department of Homeland Security simultaneously.
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