190 Miss. guardsmen head off to protect D.C.

[unhappycamper]

190 Miss. guardsmen head off to protect D.C.
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 6:16:25 EDT

NEWTON, Miss. — About 190 soldiers from a Mississippi Army National Guard unit are to mobilize Monday in preparation for a deployment.

The battalion will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, before going Washington D.C., where it will protect the nation’s capital.

This will be the second deployment for the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery, based in Newton. The deployment is expected to last about a year.

A sendoff ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Gene Maske Readiness Center in Jackson.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_missguard_060208/



uhc comment: :wtf:

[bdamomma]

1. ...........................

:tinfoilhat:

[woodsprite]

3. I thought they've done this on a rotating basis since 9/11.

I know I've heard about it before, but can't remember where.

[babylonsister]

2. DC beats Iraq, but WHY? nt

[atreides1]

4. Why?

Because you don't need Air Defense Artillery in Iraq! The insurgents don't have aircraft, yet.

[babylonsister]

5. I didn't think you needed the Navy in Iraq either but was

misinformed.

[Captain Hilts]

6. One destroyer from Norfolk sitting in the Chesapeake could do the job. nt