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Sending in the Guard: 8 Examples From U.S. History

It’s a rare step, but governors and sometimes the president order Guard troops in to bring protests and riots under control.
Initial personnel from the Missouri National Guard arrive at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 18, 2014.
Initial personnel from the Missouri National Guard arrive at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 18, 2014. MICHAEL B. THOMAS / AFP - Getty Images