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Veterans set up camp to protest National Guard in Memphis
https://wreg.com/news/local/veterans-set-up-camp-to-protest-national-guard-in-memphis/MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group of veterans is making their voices heard in Memphis, as the National Guard joins hundreds of state and federal law enforcement patrolling the city.
The veterans say they aren’t happy about the Guard being in Memphis, and have set up an encampment right outside the Sheraton Hotel downtown. They say they aren’t leaving.
Sunday, there were about 20 people at a tent covered with military flags from the Marines to the Navy.
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“I don’t think anywhere needs the National Guard to police its citizens. The National Guard should never be used as a police force,” said Matt Gordon, a nine-year veteran of the Marine Corps who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and flew in from D.C. to start the movement in Memphis.
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Matt Gordon is correct. TY, Sir. 
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