Georgia Guard unit coming home from Afghanistan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Brigade Combat Team is preparing to return from a yearlong mission in Afghanistan.
A first batch of 175 soldiers is expected to arrive at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah on or about Feb. 23. The rest will return in groups through March and early April. Families will be reunited with their loved ones at Fort Stewart.
Starting in February of last year, about 3,200 soldiers from the brigade deployed to train Afghanistan’s police and security forces, a key part of U.S. plans to stabilize that country.
“These soldiers represent what our National Guard is about, ready to serve whenever called and ready to return to their lives and jobs when their duty is complete,” Maj. Gen. Terry Nesbitt, Georgia's adjutant general, said in a prepared statement. “I cannot be more proud of these soldiers, nor more appreciative of the sacrifices made by their families and loved ones.”
Eight of the brigade’s soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan.
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