{"id":101273,"date":"2020-06-22T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=101273"},"modified":"2020-06-20T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T21:37:45","slug":"head-of-mn-national-guard-blm-a-humanitarian-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=101273","title":{"rendered":"Head of MN National Guard-BLM a Humanitarian Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101274\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-101274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/800MNNationalGuardLookBackRaicheKSTP-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/800MNNationalGuardLookBackRaicheKSTP-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/800MNNationalGuardLookBackRaicheKSTP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/800MNNationalGuardLookBackRaicheKSTP-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/800MNNationalGuardLookBackRaicheKSTP.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">KSTP, 5 Eyewitness News, interviews the Minnesota National Guard Commander. (KSTP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The head of the Minnesota National Guard said that he felt connected to George Floyd. This is based on what the Minnesota National Guard was asked to do in relation to the protests and riots. He explains the bit about Soldiers taking a knee. They were not making a political statement. Instead, they were recognizing BLM as a humanitarian statement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From 5 Eyewitness News:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The man in charge of leading the Minnesota National Guard says his troops will forever be connected to the Black Lives Matter movement and will now consider the ongoing peaceful protests a humanitarian issue, not a political one.<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen made the remarks during his first sit-down interview since the guard was called on to help calm one of the most chaotic stretches in Minnesota&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe I&#8217;m connected to George Floyd because of what my organization was asked to do. And as a result, I&#8217;m now partially responsible for the changes that we are going to make in Minnesota and in the country,&#8221; Jensen said during a wide-ranging interview with 5 INVESTIGATES.<\/p>\n<p>The activation of the Minnesota National Guard on May 28 started with just a few hundred troops to support local law enforcement. But it turned into a full mobilization as the violence and unrest escalated in the wake of George Floyd&#8217;s death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/news\/in-first-interview-since-deployment-head-of-minnesota-national-guard-sees-blm-as-a-humanitarian-movement-the-guard-stands-for\/5763265\/\">article<\/a> by 5 Eyewitness News, also addresses other issues that the National Guard faced when they were first mobilized. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Thanks to Mason for this link.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the Minnesota National Guard said that he felt connected to George Floyd. 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