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Maryland National Guard Official Holds News Conference

  • Defense.gov
  • April 22, 2020 | 32:52

Army Col. (Dr.) Eric B. Allely, Maryland National Guard state surgeon, briefs the news media via telephone from the Pentagon on the Guard’s COVID-19 statewide efforts, April 22, 2020.