My name is Michele Darr. I am a mother of 6 children and hail from Corvallis, OR. On November 1st, 2008, I left my family, the comforts of my home and "deployed" for the steps of the Oregon State Capitol Building where I and Camp Homebound have spent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the past 2 months. For the first 40 days, I held a water-only fast and finally succeeded in garnering a meeting between Governor Kulongoski and National Guard soldiers and family members. We asked that he mount a legal challenge to the deployment orders and keep our overburdened, beleaguered National Guard troops home in Oregon next year. He refused, contending that he is "powerless" to prevent this illegal deployment, and is subject to obey the illegal federalization orders of the Commander-in-Chief. Oregon grieves the high price of multiple deployments being extracted from our brave troops that have resulted in grievous harm to them, to their families, and to the State of Oregon. They've gone far beyond the call of duty. It's time to keep them here at home.

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