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September 21, 2007

Another 175 R.I. Guard members going to Iraq

More Rhode Island Army National Guard members will head to Iraq next week, the state adjutant general announced today.

The 175 members of C Battery, 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Brigade, will leave on Sept. 26 to ready for a one-year deployment, a news release says. Other elements of 103rd Field Artillery Brigade have gone to Iraq, but this will be C Battery's first deployment as a unit.

A departure ceremony will be on Sept. 26 at Mt. Hope High School in Bristol, 199 Chestnut St., at 6 p.m.

The unit will initially go to Fort Dix, New Jersey, for training before heading to Iraq. The unit is currently slated to return home on Oct. 1, 2008.

"We are mindful of the continuing hardships these deployments represent for our soldiers, as well as for their families and employers and we pledge to provide the best support for, not only those soldiers we see off into harm's way, but also to those loved ones they leave behind and to their employers," said Major Gen. Robert T. Bray, adjutant general and commander of the Rhode Island National Guard.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:49 PM | Permalink

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