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'Is this really happening?' National Guard Members on Trump Deployments
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A group of National Guard members in Ohio are using an encrypted group chat to work out how they're feeling as President Trump deploys Guard troops to several U.S. cities.
It’s become a place for existential questions about their service, careers…and country.
NPR’s Kat Lonsdorf flew to Ohio to meet some of them.
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This episode was produced by Vincent Acovino, Erika Ryan, and Connor Donevan with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen. It was edited by Alina Hartounian and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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