Local Guardsman serves at 60th Presidential Inauguration

  • Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses in front of the United States Capitol building earlier this month. English was in Washington, DC to help with the Presidential Inauguration. Photo provided by Shawna English.
    Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses in front of the United States Capitol building earlier this month. English was in Washington, DC to help with the Presidential Inauguration. Photo provided by Shawna English.
  • Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses with the 745th Military Police Law & Order Detachment, who were in Washington, DC, for the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Photos provided by Shawna English.
    Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses with the 745th Military Police Law & Order Detachment, who were in Washington, DC, for the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Photos provided by Shawna English.
  • Army National Guardsman Joseph English collected several service patches and challenge coins from across the U.S., including this commemorative patch, while serving with the 745th Military Police Law and Order Detachment at the Presidential Inauguration earlier this month.
    Army National Guardsman Joseph English collected several service patches and challenge coins from across the U.S., including this commemorative patch, while serving with the 745th Military Police Law and Order Detachment at the Presidential Inauguration earlier this month.
  • Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses with his wife Shawna at an event in April 2024.
    Army National Guardsman Joseph English poses with his wife Shawna at an event in April 2024.
  • Army National Guardsman Joseph English stands in front of the National Archives in Washington, DC. English served with the 745th Military Police Law & Order detachment during the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Photo provided by Shawna English.
    Army National Guardsman Joseph English stands in front of the National Archives in Washington, DC. English served with the 745th Military Police Law & Order detachment during the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Photo provided by Shawna English.
  • The 745th Military Police Law & Order Detachment ships out.
    The 745th Military Police Law & Order Detachment ships out.
    The thermometer in Washington, DC, read 27 degrees by noon on Jan. 20, according to “Inauguration Day Weather” on weather.gov.But it couldn’t keep the spirits of Pottawatomie County resident and Oklahoma Guardsman Joseph “J.D.” English down as he served at the 60th Presidential Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump.One memory that English recalls fondly is “standin...

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