4 brothers to deploy together with Okla. GuardThe Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 6:15:14 EDT
BRAGGS, Okla. — When an Enid-based brigade of the Oklahoma National Guard deploys to the Middle East in the fall, the Blount family will be well represented.
Four Blount brothers — Jason, Jeffery and twins Justin and Jarred — all are members of the Enid-based 45th Fires Brigade, which is expected to go to Iraq or Kuwait by October to provide base and convoy security. They currently are training at Camp Gruber for their mission.
It’s not uncommon in the Oklahoma Guard to have multiple siblings — in some cases fathers, sons and brothers in one family — head out on a mission.
But four brothers is unique.
“I’ve never seen it before in all my years with the Guard,” said Col. Pat Scully, spokesman for the Oklahoma National Guard.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_brothers_060208/uhc comment: I seem to recall three brothers were killed on ship in WW II, and that resulted in an Army policy that said siblings cannot serve in the same unit. Can anyone refresh my memory?