Federal agents face off with protesters outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Ore., Sunday, following President Donald Trump’s order to deploy military troops to protect ICE facilities. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
TRUMP VOWS 'FULL FORCE' AS HE PLANS TO SEND TROOPS TO PORTLAND AMID ANTI-ICE PROTESTS
Gronewold added he knows "some people in Oregon won't understand or won't support this mission."
"Some might even be hostile about it. But we've been through tough situations before," he wrote. "We are professionals who do our duties, regardless of how it's received. … We don't serve because it's easy or popular. We serve because it's our duty and because we took an oath."
For those mobilizing, leaders said to take care of their families and "be smart" on social media.
"Don't post about unit movements, mobilization details, or operational information," Gronewold wrote. "Please don't get into political arguments online while wearing the uniform or identifying yourself as a member of the Oregon Guard. Understand you represent something bigger than yourself, and the public is watching."
Protesters with signs gather outside an ICE building in Portland, Ore., Sunday. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
Video footage obtained by Fox News Digital showed protesters in August rolling out a guillotine, lighting fires and forcing law enforcement to disperse the crowd with munitions.
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Portland, a sanctuary city since 2017, has resisted federal immigration enforcement and ignored warnings from Attorney General Pam Bondi that the city’s sanctuary policies undermine U.S. interests.
The City of Portland did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
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