Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia urged the Pentagon to drop its vaccine mandate for Army National Guard Troops ahead of a June 30 deadline, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation that was first reported by The Hill.
In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Youngkin and several Republican Virginia representatives argued that the vaccine mandate would harm the Guard’s ability to accomplish its duties, The Hill originally reported. Up to 40,000 National Guardsmen and 20,000 reservists who have rejected the COVID-19 vaccine face discharge, according to News Nation.
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