PA Army, Marine Units Heading to Iraq in 2009
By Craig Schaffer
Jul 1, 2008, 07:56
Local National Guard members learn that they’re headed for Iraq
On Monday, the Pentagon announced that 4,000 soldiers of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Division, will deploy overseas early in 2009.
Included will be Company C, of the brigade’s 2nd Battalion, 112th Regiment. The company, made up of soldiers from central Pennsylvania, maintains Stryker combat vehicles at Guard armories in Bellefonte, near University Park Airport and in Tyrone.
The 56th BCT is the only National Guard brigade with Strykers, the Army’s advanced eight-wheeled vehicles that swiftly transport infantry, carry mortars or provide fire support. The full-time Army has four Stryker brigades.
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