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Mobilization of 2,500 Pennsylvania National Guard Members ... Katrina Emergency Relief

Sep- 2-2005 » Filed Under: 56th SBCT

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PR NewsWire

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today mobilized 2,500 Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard members to support hurricane disaster relief efforts along the Gulf coast. Pennsylvania National Guard personnel will begin arriving in the region over the weekend. The mission is expected to last at least 30 days. This is the largest state activation of Pennsylvania National Guard troops since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. [...]

Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard units and portions of units that
have been mobilized include:

Pennsylvania Army National Guard

-- 213th Area Support Group, Allentown;
-- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade,
Philadelphia; [...]


Comments For "Mobilization of 2,500 Pennsylvania National Guard Members ... Katrina Emergency Relief":

God Bless you all and be safe.

Posted by: Angie Gibler [TypeKey Profile Page] | September 2, 2005 7:56 AM

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