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Updated: 1:09 PM Oct 10, 2008
'Dagger' Brigade Gets Set to Ship Out
The 3,700 soldiers who comprise the "Dagger" Brigade, recently returned to Kansas after training in California, prepare to head to southwest Asia Posted: 9:02 AM Sep 30, 2008Reporter: Amanda Lanum Email Address: amanda.lanum@wibw.com  Fort Riley Dagger Brigade Deployment Ceremony |
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FORT RILEY, Kan. - Soldiers, friends and family at Fort Riley came out Tuesday morning to wish 3,700 of their comrades well as they prepare to head to southwest Asia.
A record sized crowd gathered on Calvary Parade Field to see the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division off.
The "Dagger" brigade, as they are known, recently returned from the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., where they prepared for this deployment.
The brigade hasn't said what day they are leaving, but plan to deploy sometime in October.
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Posted by: Tracy Hairston
Location: LaMarque,TX
on Oct 3, 2008 at 02:40 AM
Iwant to hear from my son before he deploys. I love him very much. Please contact me and the family. Grant Gray 1st Infantry division 2nd brigade 63 Cab
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