[Peace-discuss] both Urbana and Champaign components of Army National Guard deploying to Afghanistan soon

[Randall Cotton]

I checked with some folks privately and brought it up at the last meeting
(where your presence was missed). In retrospect, I wish I had contacted
you directly, Wayne.

I suggested a banner along the lines of

"We oppose this deployment. Save our troops from senseless wars".

There was no support and much opposition.

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E. Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag>
To: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
Cc: <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] both Urbana and Champaign components of Army
National Guard deploying to Afghanistan soon


: I dont recall hearing about it till now.
:
: I am getting so sick of these neocons.
:
:
:
:
: Randall Cotton wrote:
: > There are impending public deployment ceremonies for both the
: > Champaign-based 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Company B and the
: > Urbana-based 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters. They are
: > headed to Afghanistan. I am disappointed to say that when I checked
: > around, I found there was no interest in having any kind of AWARE
presence
: > at events like this.
: >
: > R
: >
: >
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/09/26/deployment_ceremonies_on_tap_for_guard_units
: >
: > Deployment ceremonies on tap for Guard units
: > By Paul Wood
: > Friday September 26, 2008
: >
: > Two local National Guard units will have deployment ceremonies where
: > well-wishers can properly see them off to eventual posts in
Afghanistan.
: >
: > A ceremony to honor about 240 soldiers of the headquarters company of
the
: > 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, housed at the Urbana Armory, will
be
: > held at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St.,
C, at
: > 2 p.m. Sunday. Guests are urged to arrive early.
: >
: > And on Oct. 1, Bravo Company of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion,
with
: > about 85 soldiers at the Champaign Armory, will have its own
deployment
: > ceremony at 7 p.m. at Centennial High School, 913 S. Crescent Drive,
C.
: >
: > The Champaign troops will provide logistical support, vehicle
maintenance,
: > medical and transportation support.
: >
: > Cassandra Wentz, the family readiness group leader for Bravo company,
said
: > supporters will begin a yellow ribbon campaign for the local troops
: > starting Sunday. More information is available at 352-1274.
: >
: > "We want to show support in every way we can," said Wentz, whose
husband
: > is heading overseas.
: >
: > "That includes for the children," she added. "If you live on a base,
there
: > are many resources for families, but with the Guard, the citizen
soldier,
: > your children may not know any other children whose fathers are being
: > deployed."
: >
: > The Headquarters company of the Urbana unit will be the command and
: > control element of Task Force Phoenix VIII in Afghanistan, according
to a
: > National Guard release.
: >
: > The 30 units of the 33rd and two units of the 404th Chemical Brigade
will
: > be joined by various coalition partners and forces from other U.S.
service
: > components to form the remainder of the task force, it said.
: >
: > The Illinois National Guard will have its largest overseas deployment
of
: > soldiers since World War II.
: >
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