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Send-Off Ceremony Held for Iowa National Guard Troops Being Deployed to the Middle East
- From May 28 to 30, 2025, the Iowa National Guard conducted 24 send-off events statewide to honor 1,800 service members who are heading overseas to support Operation Inherent Resolve.
- The ceremonies aimed to give Iowans the opportunity to support service members and their families as they prepared for deployment to fulfill their mission abroad.
- Events in eastern Iowa towns featured speeches from officials, remarks by soldiers like Kenny Schmidt, and moments where families said goodbye to deploying units.
- Congressman Randy Feenstra praised the Iowa Army National Guard for their strong commitment to supporting their soldiers, while Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted the troops as courageous, highly skilled, and fully prepared for their missions.
- The ceremonies emphasized the dedication of soldiers, highlighted essential community support, and reinforced teamwork as vital for the mission’s success.
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Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers Honored in Oshkosh Ahead of Overseas Deployment
Saturday was an emotional day in Oshkosh, as members of the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, were honored at their send-off ceremony. 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regime gathered on Saturday morning for a send-off before deployment overseas Families of Soldiers share their feelings during the send-off Members of the 127th Infantry describe the mission that members will be undertaking(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)Ch…
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Cap City NewsWelcome home: Wyoming Army Guard 2-300th arrive at Casper airport after months-long deployment
CASPER, Wyo. — Sapphyre Daniel, 17, remembers her dad, Sgt. Joshua Daniel, first being deployed when she was just 5 years old, but barely.“I remember the video calls, and I remember being surprised when we got a picture of him being fully bald,” she said. This deployment was different, and perhaps more difficult. “It’s been so hard,” she said about the roughly nine months he was away while stationed in Kuwait. “He’s the only parent I have, so hi…
See 32 photos of the deployment ceremonies for Davenport-based Iowa National Guard units
Two ceremonies, one held Wednesday and the other held Thursday, honored 161 Iowa National Guard soldiers who are being deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
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