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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 4, 2008 No. 08-016 GUARDSMEN WILL BE HONORED BY TOPEKA MILITARY RELATIONS COMMITTEE A soldier and airman from the Kansas National Guard will be among five military personnel who will be honored by the Topeka Military Relations Committee during the Topeka City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Sgt. Michael Fellman, Silver Lake, 731st Transportation Company, Kansas Army National Guard and Master Sgt. Kristina Perkins, Tecumseh, 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, were selected by their respective military branches to receive the Military Personnel of the Year Award from the Topeka Military Relations Committee. The committee was formed in 2003 by a group of Topeka businessmen to promote the military within the community. Fellman and his unit will be welcomed home to Kansas on Feb. 7 as they return from their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where they performed convoy security and escort missions. Perkins is the chief host aviation resource manager assigned to the Operations Support Flight at the 190th Air Refueling Wing. Each honoree will receive a plaque that includes a likeness of the statue atop the Kansas Statehouse dome. The Topeka City Council meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 215 SE 7th St. -30- |
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