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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Nov. 16, 2007

No. 07-174

TIME CHANGED FOR NOV. 21 DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY

A deployment ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 21 for approximately 430 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, who will deploy to Iraq in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The ceremony had been set for 2 p.m., but will be held earlier to allow soldiers to have more time with their families for the holiday weekend.

The soldiers are from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Wichita; Battery A, Dodge City; Battery C, Kingman; and the 1161st Forward Support Company, Hutchinson. The soldiers will be able to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their families before leaving for the additional pre-mobilization training in Fort Bliss, Texas.

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