110 Tenn. guardsmen return from Iraq

[unhappycamper]

110 Tenn. guardsmen return from Iraq
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Sep 26, 2008 5:55:51 EDT

SMYRNA, Tenn. — Members of a Tennessee National Guard unit have returned to the state from duty in Iraq.

Guard spokesman Nate Crawford said 110 members of the 251st Military Police Company arrived at 8:40 a.m. Central time Thursday.

The soldiers were undergoing outprocessing and were expected to return Friday to their home armories in Bolivar, Lexington and Savannah.

Crawford said the unit mobilized in early December and, including training, had been on active duty for about nine months.

The unit did not have any casualties during its activation.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/ap_tenn_guard_returns_092508/%2e

[woodsprite]

1. So thankful they all returned safe and sound.

I hope our DANG unit is as lucky. We're having a breakfast for a coworker today. He's in Beau Biden's DE National Guard unit and heads out on Oct. 3rd. They go someplace first (I think it's TX), then over to Iraq. This will be Bob's 2nd tour since I've worked here, plus, he served time under Bush's daddy in Desert Storm.

Everyone in our whole dept is dressed in red/white/blue. We were all given stars to write something personal to him. They made a big poster for him that they'll all be displayed on. They figured he could take the stars with him when he went, but a rolled poster would have to stay home. I thought it was nice idea.