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Congratulations
Brother Major General William J. Walker Theta Psi Lambda '85
By Paul Sonne, Marianna Sotomayor and Aaron C. Davis March 26, 2021 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tapped the commander of the D.C. National Guard to become the next House sergeant-at-arms, selecting the first African American for the post that is responsible for the chamber’s safety, as Congress overhauls its security arrangements in the wake of the Capitol riot. Pelosi asked Maj. Gen. William J. Walker to take the job in recent days, according to people familiar with the discussions. The previous holder resigned in the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, which saw proTrump rioters storm the Capitol complex and threaten
lawmakers in one of the nation’s biggest security failures since the 9/11 attacks. Walker, a former special agent and top career official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as a longtime Guardsman, was leading the D.C. Guard during those events, and has since criticized the Pentagon’s leadership for restricting his powers ahead of the event and taking too long to allow him to send available Guardsmen to the Capitol. He said the delay left him “stunned.” Top Defense Department officials have denied those accusations, saying they moved as quickly as possible, continued on next page MU LAMBDA TORCH 2021
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