Exuberant welcome home for National Guard unit returning from Afghanistan
June 05, 2013 4:00 pm
• Last Updated: June 06, 2013 5:18 pm
East Granby - About 120 soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard 143rd Military Police Company returned to Connecticut Wednesday from Afghanistan. The West Hartford-based unit worked alongside the Afghan Uniformed Police to ensure law and order, provide maneuver and mobility support and area security, and gather intelligence.
The unit previously deployed to Iraq from 2003 to 2004. More than 450 Connecticut soldiers and airmen are currently mobilized and deployed in support of the operations in Afghanistan.
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