30 Idaho guardsmen to return from Kuwait

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30 Idaho guardsmen to return from Kuwait
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 30, 2008 6:27:31 EDT

BOISE, Idaho — About 30 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers are expected to return home to Boise’s Gowen Field this week after spending nearly a year in Kuwait.

The soldiers in A Company 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing command, control and communication support to the Army.

The soldiers are expected to arrive at Gowen Field on Friday evening. National Guard officials say friends and family members will be on hand to welcome the soldiers home.

Since 2001, more than 3,000 of Idaho’s citizen soldiers and airmen have deployed overseas to Operation Enduring Freedom, which supports military operations in Afghanistan, and to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Currently, there are about 113 soldiers and airmen deployed to those operations and others around the world.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_idahoreturn_052908/