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Deployed Guardsmen send holiday greetings back home Missouri Army National Guard JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri National Guardsmen in Afghanistan and Iraq are sending holiday wishes home this December. Soldiers from the 203rd Engineer Battalion, 1139th Military Police Company and 1138th Engineer Company took time to tape season’s greetings to their friends, families and supporters back home. "During a season marked by Families and friends coming together, it is vital that we remember our deployed citizen-Soldiers and Airmen who can’t be here," said Brig. Gen. Stephen Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard. "These December holidays reflect the myriad of cultures and freedoms our troops sacrifice so much to defend." The greetings are available for download and public use at: http://www.youtube.com/MoNationalGuard Each unit’s location is listed, but it is important to note that each unit draws Soldiers from across Missouri. The holiday greetings are from: Headquarters Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion – Joplin, Mo. 1141st Engineer Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion – Kansas City, Mo. Forward Support Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion – Joplin, Mo. 1138th Military Police Company, -West Plains/Springfield, Mo. Iraqi Federal Police Training Team -Jefferson City, Mo. For more information about the Missouri National Guard, please call 1-800-GoGuard or visit www.moguard.com. |
