After spending two weeks in Kenosha, the National Guard has officially concluded their mission to support civil authorities in the riot and protest torn city.
Approximately 125 troops arrived in the city August 24 to serve in a supporting role to local civil authorities and to help preserve public safety and the rights of individuals to demonstrate peacefully. The number of troops doubled August 25 to 250 and then to 500 August 26 in conjunction with local requests received from Kenosha.
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s Adjutant General spoke highly of the soldiers called to assist, saying “Once again, our troops rose to the occasion when the state called on them to help preserve public safety in our communities. Our state has asked a lot of the Wisconsin National Guard in 2020, but time and again, our selfless Soldiers and Airmen have stood ‘Always Ready and Always There’ to support our fellow citizens.”
