Congress must vote before the Guard goes to war
09-08-2026 17:54 via vtdigger.org

Congress must vote before the Guard goes to war

Dear Editor,I am writing about the Vermont Defend the Guard Act, which focuses on our Vermont National Guard. Comments included questions about the appropriate strategy for saving our democracy and the notion that this bill would put a big target on the backs of our Guard members. I agree that we need to be strategic. Part of that strategy is the campaign for this act. A letter to Gov. Phil Scott and Vermont state legislators is circulating from Vermont National Guard veterans, their famil
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