Va. National Guard unit headed to Iraq
The Associated Press
Published: November 5, 2009
Published: November 5, 2009
LYNCHBURG—About 400 members of a Lynchburg-based Virginia National Guard battalion are being mobilized for a security mission in Iraq.
Maj. Gen. Robert Newman Jr., the adjutant general of Virginia, says the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team will begin federal active duty on Jan. 5.
The soldiers will undergo mobilization training at Camp Shelby, Miss., for 45 to 60 days before they are deployed to Iraq.
—The Associated Press
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