My understanding is that the West Virginia National Guard is still deployed in Washington, D.C., for "Operation DC Safe and Beautiful," and will remain so despite the government shutdown. I also read that they are not doing “litter collection or site restoration.”

National Guard members do not get paid during a government shutdown. The members of the West Virginia Guard are now in the disastrous position of being away from home without getting paid by the U.S. government (if Congress doesn’t work something out), and their civilian employers are not required to pay their salaries or wages while they are deployed. This is obviously going to put financial strain on their families. What is Gov. Patrick Morrisey doing about it? He’s offering a 20% discount to any visitor who books a three-day

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