Brandy White patted the head of her eldest son, trying to remain strong. Standing at the entrance of Jackson's Tennessee National Guard Armory, White was one of about 40 wives, family and Guard members, former soldiers and others who came to wish her husband and the men of his detachment a safe and healthy mission and a speedy return home.
Nine men of the 775th Engineer Detachment left for Camp Shelby, Miss., from the armory on F.E. Wright Drive at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Four others left on Saturday. The 13 soldiers eventually will be sent to the Horn of Africa, where they will drill for water in remote areas. They will be in the country of Djibouti for at least a year. more.http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/NEWS01/807300317
Nine men of the 775th Engineer Detachment left for Camp Shelby, Miss., from the armory on F.E. Wright Drive at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Four others left on Saturday. The 13 soldiers eventually will be sent to the Horn of Africa, where they will drill for water in remote areas. They will be in the country of Djibouti for at least a year. more.http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/NEWS01/807300317
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