Troop Deployments
S.C. National Guardsman Spc. Jonathan Miller of Andrews, S.C., gets a hug from his wife Sheila and 3-year-old daughter Keely Wednesday afternoon at the Andrews National Guard Armory in downtown Andrews as hundreds turned out today to say good-bye to the Guard’s 178th Battalion’s field artillery units in Andrews and Georgetown. Four busloads of the unit’s troop left as they set to deploy for Afghanistan for a year of service.
On Wednesday, I covered two troop deployments of a unit of the National Guard leaving from Andrews and Georgetown, S.C., going for a year of service in Afghanistan. As I was leaving both armories in these small South Carolina communities, it was encouraging to see the citizens line the streets holding flags in support.
I hope the guys a safe return but I wish there was no need for this sort of separation of families.
Below are links to the two galleries I produced from the events I covered and posted at TheSunNews.com.
Georgetown S.C. troop deployment
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