150-Plus Mich. Guard Members Get Ready To Depart
HOWELL (AP) - More than 150 Michigan Army National Guard members are preparing to head to Fort Bliss, Texas, for additional training before leaving for a one-year deployment to Kuwait.
The 1462nd Transportation Company will be sent off by family and friends Saturday at Parker Middle School in Howell. The soldiers will serve in Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
More than 1,150 Michigan National Guard soldiers and airmen are deployed across the globe in support of the war on terrorism, nearly 5 percent of the entire state force.
More than 95 percent remain in Michigan to respond to a state emergency, including a terrorist event.
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