National Guard troops took up posts Friday near the Capitol, the first time since 1968 riots that soldiers are protecting the complex.
The deployment of 15 troops from the District of Columbia National Guard was aimed at relieving Capitol Police officers who have been working 12-hour, six-day weeks since the Sept. 11 attacks. The soldiers are military police officers who wear camouflage fatigues and carry 9-millimeter sidearms.
