Minn. Guard soldiers head to Iraq Feb. 12

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Minn. Guard soldiers head to Iraq Feb. 12

Minn. Guard soldiers head to Iraq Feb. 12
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Posted : Monday Feb 9, 2009 7:07:24 EST

The first group of soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division will leave Feb. 12 for a 12-month mobilization and deployment to Iraq.

About 1,000 soldiers will serve in Iraq on this deployment, and they will provide command and control for a 16,000-person multinational division in Iraq. The soldiers will operate in eight of Iraq’s 18 provinces, an area roughly the size of Minnesota.

Article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/minnesota_deploy_020909w/%2e

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