Cortlandt Manor-Based Army National Guard soldiers head for Afghanistan

Photo By Sgt. Maj. Corine Lombardo | Sgt. Joseph Calleja, 727th Military Police (Law and Order) Detachment presents his 2-year-old son Joseph Jr. and his wife Yahaira, with a "soldier" Build-A-Bear during a departure ceremony, Nov 27. The bears were donated to the unit and each soldier was able to record a personalized message to their loved ones. "This was a wonderful gift, my son will know that if he misses daddy, all he has to do is hug his bear and he will hear me say I love you."  

PEEKSKILL, NY, UNITED STATES

12.27.2011

Story by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo 

New York National Guard

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Forty-five New York Army National Guard soldiers from the Cortland Manor-based 727th Military Police Detachment are on their way to Afghanistan after training Fort Bliss, Texas, for the past month.

The soldiers of the 727th, who drill at Camp Smith Training Site here, left for their overseas duty station, Dec. 27.

The guardsmen and women were mobilized for 12 months of federal active duty, Nov. 27, 2011.

The unit is a law and order detachment, responsible for providing police services at United States and allied bases in Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 12.27.2011
• Date Posted: 12.29.2011 10:29
• Story ID: 81863
• Location: PEEKSKILL, NY, US