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Indiana National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C. for inauguration

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CAMBRIDGE, MA - JULY 8: Soldiers with C Company, First Battalion of the 181st Infantry Regiment of the Massachusetts National Guard stand at attention during a deployment ceremony on Cambridge Common July 8, 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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Posted at 6:32 PM, Jan 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 18:32:31-05

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 600 members of the Indiana National Guard will be deployed to Washington, D.C. this weekend for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.

Holcomb said he authorized 625 National Guard members to be in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 16-22.

He said it won’t have an impact on security at the Indiana Statehouse this weekend.

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