TACOMA — Following last week’s killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tenn., two citizens grabbed their AR-15 rifles, took personal days from work and stood guard in front of the Army recruiting office in Spanaway.
The men told the News Tribune of Tacoma they’re patriots who want to protect soldiers.
By military directive, recruiters are not armed.
As the men stood guard Tuesday, passers-by brought them pizza and offered them a handshake or a pat on the back. The men said they’ll be back at the recruiting office as time allows.
Also Tuesday, a man with a rifle, shotgun and American flag sat in a beach chair outside a recruiting station in Silverdale in Kitsap County.
Similar posts have been set up outside recruitment centers in several cities around the country.
