Patrick Morrisey: “I made the decision to have the word come down that we would…”

“So there's usually a rotation that occurs in terms of when guardsmen stay, and that as there are questions about how long we would stay. I made the decision to have the word come down that we would ask the people if they wanted to volunteer. And there was never any pressure. This was done, that if people wanted to stay and fulfill the mission, they could. I was pleased to report that between about 160 and 170 people had asked to do that.” (14:09–14:19)

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