(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa National Guard is warning that thousands of its members will miss their October 15th paycheck if the government shutdown continues.
A Guard spokesperson says about one-thousand full-time employees are working without pay, and another one-thousand-800 deployed troops are also affected.
In addition, more than five-hundred civilian Guard employees have been furloughed.
The Guard says it has emergency financial aid available for service members who need it.
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