Thursday discussion thread
How two Guardsmen spent their afternoon in one of America’s “training grounds.”
This afternoon I walked by Union Station, where I saw a group of 12 U.S. Capitol Police officers on bicycles arresting a homeless man. Next to them stood two National Guardsmen chatting over coffee. I approached the pair and asked how their day was going.
“Great. Same as always,” one said. “Easiest money I ever made.”
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