The Idaho National Guard shares insight on their experience in Washington D.C.

The Idaho National Guard shares insight on trip to D.C.

GUARD HASRETURNED HOMEFROM THEIR MISSIONTO HELP KEEP THEPEACE AND PROTECTMONUMENTS INWASHINGTON D.C.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER STEVEDENT -- SHARESSOME INSIGHT ONTHE GUARD'SEXPERIENCE IN OURNATION'S CAPITAL...AND WHY THESOLDIERS ARE BEINGPLACED IN A 14-DAYQUARANTINE.ON FRIDAY JUNE 5THAROUND 400 IDAHONATIONAL GUARDMEMBERSVOLUNTEERED FOR ADIFFERENT TYPE OFMISSION INWASHINGTON D.C."THIS WILL BE MYFIRST TIMETRAVELING TO THEEAST COAST I WISH ITWAS UNDER SOMEDIFFERENTCIRCUMSTANCES BUTI WILL STILL TRY TOENJOY MYSELF."THE NATIONALGUARD ARRIVED IND.C.

ON FRIDAYNIGHT ANDALTHOUGH THEYDIDN'T KNOW WHATTO EXPECT THEY GOTTHEIR ORDERS ONSATURDAY."WE IMMEDIATELYWITHIN 24 HOURS WEWERE ON MISSIONSTHAT NEXT NIGHT WEWERE BASICALLYABLE TO PERFORMSOME SECURITYMISSIONS TO HELPPROTECT SOME KEYSIGHTS IT WASMOSTLY APRESENCE."AS THE WEEKENDPROGRESSED THEIDAHO NATIONALGUARD DIDN'TWITNESS ANYRIOTING."WE DIDN'T HAVEWEAPONS WE DIDN'THAVE OUR HELMETSWE DIDN'T HAVEBODY ARMOR ORANYTHING LIKE THATIT WASN'TNECESSARY THEDEMONSTRATIONSTHAT WERE GOINGON AT THAT POINTWERE VERYPEACEFUL."BY THE END OFSUNDAY PRESIDENTTRUMP ORDEREDTHE NATIONALGUARD OUT OFAND FOR THE IDAHONATIONAL GUARDWHO HASRESPONDED TODIFFERENT TYPES OFDISASTERS THISBROUGHT ADIFFERENTEXPERIENCE."IT WAS A PRETTYHISTORIC EVENT FORUS SOMETHING TOREFLECT UPON YOUKNOW WE WEREN'TTHERE TO CRACKDOWN OR ANYTHINGWE WERE JUSTTHERE TO HELP ONETO PROTECTPROPERTY ANDPRESERVE LIFE ANDEVERYTHING ELSE ASNEEDED BUT ALSOPROTECT THEPROTESTERS."BECAUSE AFTER ALLIDAHO NATIONALGUARD MEMBERSARE CITIZENSOLDIERS."WE HAD GOODPOSITIVEINTERACTIONS WITHA LOT OF THEDEMONSTRATORSWHO ASKED WHEREWE WERE FROM."THE GUARDMEMBERS HAVERETURNED HOMEBUT THEY REMAIN ONORDERS AS THEYPERFORM A 14 DAYQUARANTINE."THERE WEREN'TANY CONFIRMEDCASES THAT WEREDIRECTLY TIED TOANY MISSIONS WEWERE RELATED TOAND I'M NOT AWAREOF ANY OTHERSTATES EXHIBITINGANY KIND OF CASESOR SYMPTOMS SOJUST AS APRECAUTIONARYMEASURE COMINGBACK TO IDAHO WEARE IN SELF-ISOLATION."STEVE DENT IDAHONEWS SIX.THE NATIONALGUARD BUREAUPREVIOUSLY ASKEDFOR IDAHO'S HELP...AND THE GOVERNORRESPONDED TO THECALL.THE COST FOR THEVISIT WAS COVEREDBY THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA NATIONALG