FORT LEWIS, Wash. - More than 4,000 soldiers in the second Stryker brigade formed at Fort Lewis will deploy to Iraq in the next few weeks.
It's a one-year mission to replace troops.
The first Stryker brigade from Fort Lewis deployed to Iraq late last year. The brigade is built around about 300 new eight-wheeled armored vehicles.
Fort Lewis is holding a departure ceremony on Tuesday.
Second unit preparing to leave Fort Lewis
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[Link to Full Article]FORT LEWIS, Wash. - More than 4,000 soldiers in the second Stryker brigade formed at Fort Lewis will deploy to Iraq in the next few weeks.
It's a one-year mission to replace troops.
The first Stryker brigade from Fort Lewis deployed to Iraq late last year. The brigade is built around about 300 new eight-wheeled armored vehicles.
Fort Lewis is holding a departure ceremony on Tuesday.
