About 500 Utah Guard troops alerted for possible activation

Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 12:00 AM

About 500 Utah Guard troops alerted for possible activation

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


SALT LAKE CITY -- About 500 Utah National Guard soldiers in a battalion already deployed once for domestic duties has been put on alert for possible activation to the Persian Gulf in January.

The soldiers in the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion won't necessarily be called to active duty, but every Utah unit except one to be alerted has been mobilized. That unit, the 116th Engineer Group, was mobilized later and deployed to southern Iraq.

Soldiers from armories in Richfield, Beaver, Cedar City and St. George were mobilized in March 2003. They were training at Fort Carson, Colo., for security duties in Iraq when the battalion was diverted to teach Reserve Officer Training Corps students at Fort Lewis, Wash.

A second deployment would entail several months of training and likely a full year of duty in the Persian Gulf, pushing to the limit the two-year activation of citizen soldiers allowable under federal law for each enlistment period.
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Good, more republican troops to fight bush's war.

Like Saddam's boys. Goes right along with the billboards with Bush's face. A few more statues, and he's on his way.

That ought to REALLY pacify the Middle East!

VOLUNTEERS Why would anyone in their right mind volunteer to fight a war based on lies? 90,000 have been cut from Pell Grant eligibility and another 1,000,000 awards have been reduced. We need new blood for the quickly approaching draft! SUPPORT THE TROUPS - ENLIST!

so there better not be any whining or complaining!

But by that logic, 29% of those deployed would be Democrats. I don't understand it. Out of my office of 22 people, over half voted for Kerry. Granted, the folks in my office are highly educated, but I was sure we'd get to at least 40%.

Anyway, my prayers go with them all, red or blue.

utahgirl

Theyvoted for this but still, poor kids.

But I wish them all a safe tour of duty in Iraq and to come back healthy and one piece,also I hope they do some soul searching and realize what bush did to that country and to our soldiers.