PRESS RELEASE
January 03, 2008
LANSING, MICH.- -Friends and
family will bid farewell to Company B, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry
Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers on Tuesday, Jan. 8, as
they prepare to depart for Fort Hood, Texas, for mission specific
training and then to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Many of
the Soldiers volunteered to deploy with the unit and more than 20 of the
Company B Soldiers are on their second deployment to Iraq.
The deployment ceremony will be at 9 a.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the National Guard Armory, 1800 S Otter Drive,
Saginaw, Mich., 48601.
The Soldiers are scheduled to return home in
January 2009.
Today, nearly 1,000 Michigan National Guard
Soldiers and Airmen are deployed across the globe in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; however, as the
Michigan Guard serves the nation abroad, more than 9,000 members remain,
ready to respond to state emergencies.
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MEDIA ADVISORY:
Media is invited to attend.
For more information, contact Capt. Mike Dehner or
Sgt. Michael Schultz at
989-752-0911.
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