Members of the Massachusetts National Guard were on hand during the Marathon, and assisted during the subsequent lockdown and manhunt, at the request of the Bos

Members of the Massachusetts National Guard were on hand during the Marathon, and assisted during the subsequent lockdown and manhunt, at the request of the Boston Police. Cite: http://www.army.mil/article/101170/ http://www.army.mil/article/101170/ (Note: I do not disagree with the Guard's involvement; just correcting the misstatement that military were not involved.)