How National Guard members are feeling about being deployed in D.C.

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The National Guard has been deployed in Washington, D.C. for more than a year now.  During that time, their ranks have swelled from about 800 to nearly 5,000.  How are National Guard members feeling about the assignment? NPR's Kat Lonsdorf shares her reporting with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.

Host: Mary Louise Kelly/NPR
Producer: Jeffrey Pierre/NPR

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The National Guard has been deployed in Washington, D.C. for more than a year now.  During that time, their ranks have swelled from about 800 to nearly 5,000.  How are National Guard members feeling about the assignment? NPR's Kat Lonsdorf shares her reporting with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.

Host: Mary Louise Kelly/NPR
Producer: Jeffrey Pierre/NPR

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