08-20-06 12:45 A.M. Deployment Escort

And send-off

For the

NEBRASKA

755th National Guard unit

On September 5th(Tuesday) at 1400 hrs, this unit is moving from the Nat’l Guard Armory located at 72 Mercy Road in Omaha, to the Nat’l Guard Camp in Ashland Nebraska. They have asked the PGR and the ALR to escort them to their destination. The following day, the 6th, and 1800 hrs, they are having a send-off ceremony for all of them in Lincoln (location TBA).

This send-off will be the largest on in Nebraska history, over 1,000 people are being deployed from here.

Chuck McWilliams from Channel 7 Weather Dept is one of the officers leading the Unit. I am in the process of trying to get the police to give us an escort also, so that we don’t hang up traffic too much on 72 to the Interstate, to Hwy 370, then 6 to Ashland. They will notify me this week.

I would like for everyone to muster up at 1330 at the armory on 72 St. so we can get set up for the ride.

This is a very important mission, as are all, but these folks need to know that we back them a 100%, so lets see if we can show them what we are made of.

The following day on the 6th, they are having a Deployment Ceremony for them at 1800 hrs in Lincoln, ( place to be announced). If you would like to attend that one, I don’t need a head count for that one. We will meet at the BP station by Werner Trucking at Hwy 50 and I-80, at 4:00 and depart at 4:15 sharp. We might possibly escort back to Ashland, but I’m not sure at this time.

Thank you for all your support,

Cliff Leach

Nebraska State Captain, PGR