Wisconsin Guard Unit to Deploy to Afghanistan
Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 -- 11:57 AM
(WRN) -About 400 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan this summer.The Wisconsin National Guard announced that the Eau Claire-based 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry will provide security for coalition forces in Afghanistan. The unit includes companies from Menomonie, New Richmond, Rice Lake, Arcadia, Onalaska, River Falls and Abbotsford.
Soldiers in the same unit deployed to Iraq in 2004-06 and 2009-10 but the battalion has not yet served in Afghanistan.
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