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Diane M. Grassi Veterans for Common Sense -- Guest Column September 19, 2005
Members of the Army National Guard with Louisiana’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 1st Battalion - 141st Field Artillery Regiment started their return to the U.S. on September 10, 2005, after serving a year in a war zone in Iraq. 545 members of the unit severely impacted by the storm due to the loss of their homes, missing relatives and those with family who have relocated to other states, were the first to return of the nearly 2,500 members of Louisiana’s Guard serving in Iraq. Remaining members are set to return the third week of September at which time their tour of duty was originally scheduled to conclude. All will arrive at Ft. Polk, LA.