Soldiers from the 111th Engineer Battalion are mobilizing for a one year deployment to Afghanistan. A mobilization ceremony is scheduled for Monday, April 11th at 2pm at the Brownwood Coliseum and the community is invited to attend and show support for these citizen soldiers from the community.
The soldiers will depart on Tuesday, April 12th at 8am and area residents are invited to line the streets to show support. They will leave the National Guard Armory, Camp Bowie at 8:00 am and travel on FM45 (access road) and then go north on Highway 377 to Commerce at the “Traffic T”, turn right and travel out past the Early Schools.
Area residents can show their support by lining the streets holding flags, banners, and yellow ribbons along the route.
For more information, contact Joyce Leidig of the Military Family Support Group at 325-200-2162 or Ray Tipton 325-646-9535.
