August 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School - Lincoln Parish ...
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<strong>Ruston</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>August</strong> 25, <strong>2011</strong> Page 8<br />
1022 nd Engineer Company (Vertical) Deploys<br />
RHS Families/Alumni Affected By National Guard Unit Departure<br />
by Sarah Kay Blaylock<br />
Arts Reporter<br />
The 1022 nd Engineer Company (Vertical) is stationed in West Monroe, Louisiana, headquartered under the 527 th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy) out of <strong>Ruston</strong>, Louisiana,<br />
and comprised of soldiers from all over Louisiana, including <strong>Ruston</strong>. The unit has provided military support during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricanes Gustav<br />
and Ike in 2008, the Deep-water Oil Spill Operations in 2010, and more recently with flood support duty during the <strong>2011</strong> Mississippi River flooding.<br />
Standing ready to support our state and nation, the local unit is now deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. At 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday,<br />
<strong>August</strong> 17, <strong>2011</strong>, families, friends, and dignitaries assembled at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe for a deployment ceremony honoring the members of the 1022 nd<br />
Engineer Company.<br />
Local police and the Patriots Riders led the convoy of buses that brought the soldiers to the ceremony! Crowds cheered and displayed yellow ribbons and waved American<br />
flags to honor these soldiers as they worked their way into the church. After everyone took their seats and the ceremony began with prayer, Major General Bennett C. Landreneau,<br />
commander of the Louisiana Army National Guard, opened the ceremony with praise for the soldiers and then turned over the podium to Governor Bobby Jindal.<br />
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The Patriot Riders Escort Soldiers to the Ceremony!<br />
Soldiers arrive for the ceremony to cheers and flag waving!<br />
Governor Bobby Jindal commends soldiers and families for their service.<br />
First Sergeant Knight leads soldiers in the Soldier‘s Creed.
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