#National Guardsmen found shards of glass in order from DC pizza shop

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Members of the South Carolina National Guard arrive and walk through demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C.
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Two National Guardsmen who were deployed to Washington, DC, during the George Floyd protests were delivered a pizza containing shards of glass baked into the dough and cheese, according to a report.

The two soldiers from South Carolina were staying at the Marriott Marquis during their stay in the capital when they ordered the pie using Uber Eats, The Post and Courier reported, citing a Defense Department report.

They did not bite into the pizza and no other service members received a similar item, according to the news outlet.

“The command says that the soldiers are OK, and that this was the only incident to their knowledge,” Capt. Jessica Donnelly, a spokeswoman for the South Carolina National Guard, told the paper.

The Guardsmen were advised to file a police report, Donnelly added, but a spokeswoman for the DC Metro police said there was no report on file.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent nearly 500 troops to DC last week amid the demonstrations that roiled the capital, leading President Trump to declare that he wanted to “dominate” the streets during the civil unrest.

National Guard soldiers were deployed to assist law enforcement in responding to anti-police brutality protests in the wake of Floyd’s death while detained by Minneapolis police.

In addition to South Carolina, Guardsmen also were sent from Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Utah.

Demonstrators and lawmakers have denounced their presence as an excessive show of force. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser also criticized their presence.

The South Carolina soldiers later had to move out of the hotel because of a budgetary issue with the city and the Guard, according to the news outlet. They returned from their deployment on Tuesday.

Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.