The Missouri Army National Guardsmen of Battery A and Headquarters Battalion, 1-129th Field Artillery, will be honored at a Freedom Salute ceremony honoring their contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom.
About 20 Citizen-Soldiers from units in Albany and Maryville will take part in the ceremony at Albany High School at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24. The public is encouraged to attend and show their support.
These troops were mobilized to support Operation Enduring Freedom from Oct. 12, 2006 through March 15, 2008. While stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Soldiers conducted security force missions including personnel security detail and force protection. The unit provided multiple mobile convoys for each shift and performed a variety of strategic missions outside the compound.
The Soldiers served alongside over 160 Missouri Guardsmen from across the battalion. Capt. Timothy Strohman, of Greenwood, and 1st Sgt. Charles Gardener, of Brookfield, commanded the company during the deployment.
For more information about this event, please contact Staff Sgt. Jonathan Clark at 660-726-5815.
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