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

[E. Wayne Johnson]

It's easy for me to miss Sunday night when I am out with the family.

I like the banner.

Randall Cotton wrote:
> 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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