Updated 30 DEC 06 1446 est
Send off for the 147th PSB, Roseville, MN. 4 January 2007
We have been given the honor of being invited to standby for the 147th Personnel Service Battalion who will deploy to Iraq for a yearlong tour. Please come and let these Soldiers and their Families know that we're here for them and we support them.
Staging Information
We will be staging at the Galilee Evangelical Lutheran Church, 145 N. McCarrons Blvd. Roseville. This is on the NW corner of N. McCarrons Blvd. & Rice St. (This is about 1/2 mile south of Hwy 36 on Rice St.) We also have additional parking available across Rice St. at Deans Tavern, 1986 Rice St. Roseville, if needed.
0600 (6:00am) Staging area will open
0615 (6:15am) Briefing
0630 (6:30am) Move to the armory and assemble Flag line
0815 (8:10pm) Soldiers leave for Airport
0830 (8:30am) Dismissed (EST.)
The forecast for the 4th is partly cloudy, with a high near 38, looks like the best day of the week!
Please remember to bring your Flag and anything else you may need with you.
If you have any questions please email me at metrone@mnpatriotguard.org
Wishing you all a Happy New Year
JD
NE Metro RC
-- JD Daher NE Metro Ride Captain www.patriotguard.org www.mnpatriotguard.org
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Confirmed Mission – Send off for the 147th PSB, Roseville, MN . 4 January 2007
We have been given the honor of being invited to standby for the 147th Personnel Service Battalion who will deploy to Iraq for a yearlong tour. The unit is based out of the Roseville armory and will send 32 soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard into the Iraqi theater of operations. They will be joining their sister unit's already in Iraq including the 1st Brigade Combat Team and 450 members of the 148th Fighter Wing. The deploying soldiers hail from 25 different communities across MN.
We are working out the details of this mission and will post them soon. It will be in the early AM on the 4th so if able, please plan to attend and show these Men and Women and their Families that Minnesota and America supports them.
If you have any questions please email me at metrone@mnpatriotguard.org
Thank you all for your dedication and continued support of our Military Men and Women,
JD Daher NE Metro Ride Captain
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