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GLENVILLE, N.Y. - Thirty members of the 501st Ordnance Battalion will return to their home station at the Scotia-Glenville Armed Forces Reserve Center on Oct. 15 after serving 10 months in Basra, Iraq.
WHO: Soldiers of the the 501st Ordnance Battalion, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal battalion headquarters element.
WHAT: Returning to home station and their families after spending 10 months serving as the command element for Task Force Troy South: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams based in Southern Iraq. The Soldiers have been out-processing from active duty at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.
WHEN: Approximately 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2011. ( Arrival time is flexible. Soldiers will be traveling home by charter bus and will leave Joint Base McGuire-Dix at 8 a.m.)
WHERE: Scotia Glenville Armed Forces Reserve Center, 251 Rudy Chase, Glenville, NY 12302
Coverage Opportunities:
Members of the press will have the opportunity to briefly interview unit leaders and soldiers as well as family members. Imagery of soldiers getting off a charter bus and reuniting with their families.
Members of the media wishing to cover this event should contact Sgt. 1st Class Frank White for access to this secure military facility. The contact for access to this secure military facility, Sgt. 1st Class Frank White, should be contacted on his cell phone at 518-281-2346 by members of the press wishing to cover the return of the soldiers.
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2011 18:16 |
| Story ID: | 78511 |
| Location: | GLENVILLE, NEW YORK, US |
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