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pnwmom

(108,955 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:18 AM Jan 2017

One of the best things I've seen all day: Marchers and members of the National Guard,

cheering each other!

I hope you are on Twitter so you can see this, too.

https://twitter.com/CityAvery/status/822929906896175105

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One of the best things I've seen all day: Marchers and members of the National Guard, (Original Post) pnwmom Jan 2017 OP

Beautiful! Kath2 Jan 2017 #1

Very cool Caliman73 Jan 2017 #2

Guard are "regular" people. HassleCat Jan 2017 #3

Oh! That is so great! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #4

Kath2

(3,074 posts)

1. Beautiful!

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:21 AM

Jan 2017

Caliman73

(11,725 posts)

2. Very cool

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:21 AM

Jan 2017

You know that if Trump gets wind of that he is going to trash the National Guard unit.

@idiotDonaldTrump: National Guard supporting loser protesters with small numbers. Sad!

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

3. Guard are "regular" people.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:27 AM

Jan 2017

They are nurses, carpenters, teachers, etc. They don't want to get sent off to fight another bogus war, as in Iraq.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. Oh! That is so great!

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 03:07 AM

Jan 2017

Such an uplifting thing to see after all this horror.

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