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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 25, 2009 No. 09-104 287TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD TO BE WELCOMED HOME FROM IRAQ TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 Approximately 140 Kansas National Guard soldiers of the 287th Sustainment Brigade will be welcomed home Tuesday, Sept. 29, after serving a year in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The ceremony will be held at approximately 9:45 a.m. in Building 600 at the Salina Airport, Salina, Kan. The event will be open to the public with doors opening at 8 a.m. Soldiers of the 287th served as the logistical support for U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq in their assigned area of operations. “It’s always a great day when we welcome our Soldiers home,” said Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, Kansas adjutant general. “We’re proud of what they’ve accomplished and happy to have them back in the U.S. and with their families.” Approximately 75 soldiers of the 287th Special Troop Battalion, 287th Sustainment Brigade, were welcomed home in a ceremony held on Thursday, Sept. 24. The 287th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in Wichita, is also made up of the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, headquartered in Olathe; the 891st Engineer Battalion headquartered in Iola, and the 287th Special Troop Battalion, headquartered in Hays, as well as subordinate units in each battalion. -30- Follow the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KSAdjutantGen |
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