These Marine guards are elite.
They’re infantry school and Marine security forces trained.
This is the first I’ve ever heard of a Washington DC guard being killed, and there have been tens of thousands of Marine guards over the years.
(Don’t get me wrong, I’ve known guards who have died, but none who were killed.)
Something went very wrong here.
I would be surprised if the Marine guard who was shot did anything wrong. He was on duty and presumably squared away. It’s the other guy I wonder about. People have been known to drink too much on New Year’s Eve and into the wee hours.
God bless this man. 8th and I is where they’re stationed to protect the government. It’s within the sound of a gunshot from the White House.
I know what you mean, but no, sorry, the guards know all about, idiots, drunks, gangs, transients, etc.
They are more than trained for those hazards.
New year’s Eve happens every year, and we all knew about Anacostia new year’s Eve gunfire.
To me, this only makes sense, if the Marine was attacked.