Alabama Guardsmen To Deploy

Afghanistan Army National Guard 16-member team leaves for Afghanistan later this month
by Associated Press
Published: Fri, March 13, 2009 - 8:55 am CST Last Updated: Fri, March 13, 2009 - 9:00 am CST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Another group of Alabama Army National
Guard personnel are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.
A send-off ceremony for the 16-member team will be held March 27
at Fort George C. Wallace armory in Montgomery.
Sgt. Katrina Timmons, a Guard spokeswoman, said soldiers will
train the Afghan army.
The team, commanded by Lt. Col. Mike Edwards of Centreville,
will be given pre-deployment training at Fort Riley, Kansas, before
heading overseas.
The Guard said about 1,600 soldiers assigned to other Alabama
units also will deploy to Afghanistan this summer.


(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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