Post by Logan on Jun 29, 2016 1:01:03 GMT -6
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Army National Guard says 150 soldiers are returning home after a 10-month deployment to Kuwait.
A welcome home ceremony for the Guard's Rapid City- and Wagner-based 155th Engineer Company is scheduled for Saturday at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
The unit deployed to Kuwait to remodel and complete construction of base infrastructure in the U.S. Army Central area of operations. The Guard says the unit has a variety of specialties, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and masonry.
The unit returned to the U.S. on June 19 and has been completing a series of requirements in Fort Bliss, Texas, before it travels to South Dakota.
Read more: hosted2.ap.org/SDABE/1b80e2fc573048b2bd9ba4f4810bfc4d/Article_2016-06-28-SD--Guard%20Unit%20Returns/id-b56db03a066c4388a113c38e2bbaf244
A welcome home ceremony for the Guard's Rapid City- and Wagner-based 155th Engineer Company is scheduled for Saturday at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
The unit deployed to Kuwait to remodel and complete construction of base infrastructure in the U.S. Army Central area of operations. The Guard says the unit has a variety of specialties, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and masonry.
The unit returned to the U.S. on June 19 and has been completing a series of requirements in Fort Bliss, Texas, before it travels to South Dakota.
Read more: hosted2.ap.org/SDABE/1b80e2fc573048b2bd9ba4f4810bfc4d/Article_2016-06-28-SD--Guard%20Unit%20Returns/id-b56db03a066c4388a113c38e2bbaf244