Gov. Nixon Orders the Missouri National Guard to Begin Systematically Withdrawing from the City of Ferguson

by Gary Kopycinski on August 21, 2014

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St. Louis County, MO—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon today ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin a systematic process of withdrawing from the City of Ferguson. The Missouri National Guard will coordinate with the Missouri State Highway Patrol in carrying out this order.