April 13, 2007
597 Virginia Army Guard Soldiers Ordered to Active Duty
RICHMOND, Va. - Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, announced that 597 Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard will enter active federal service at their home armories on June 23, 2007. The Guardsmen are currently scheduled to travel to their mobilization station, Camp Shelby, Miss., after a short period of duty at their home armories. Units affected by this mobilization are:
UNIT |
# OF SOLDIERS |
HOMETOWN |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry |
73 |
Winchester |
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry |
131 |
Charlottesville and Harrisonburg |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry |
131 |
Woodstock and Warrenton |
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry |
131 |
Leesburg |
Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry |
131 |
Fredericksburg |
These Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers are being ordered to active federal service for 13 months beginning June 23, 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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