KNG
soldiers to be welcomed home
Approximately 140 Kansas National Guard soldiers of the
287th Sustainment Brigade will be welcomed home Tuesday 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. 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.
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.
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