these federal military forces took 24 hours to deploy to huntington park, about the same time it took for the national guardsmen. this brought total troop strength to 13,500. federal troops and national guardsmen directly supported local police in restoring order; they contributed significantly to containing and stopping the violence. with most of the violence under control, 30,000 people attended an 11 a.m. peace rally in koreatown to support local merchants and racial healing.