‘UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN:’ GUARD UNIT GIVEN SEND-OFF

Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:46 PM – By Barney Lerten / The Bend Bugle Bend.com – REDMOND – It wasn’t about the speeches, or the 234th Army Band’s crisp rendition of “When the Caissons Go Rolling Along.” The 1,200-plus people who packed the Middle Sisters Room of the Deschutes County Fairgrounds Tuesday morning were there to show support, gratitude and love for the 150 Oregon National Guard soldiers of G Troop, 82nd Cavalry, and to offer up fervent prayers for their safe return from a year’s duty in Iraq, late next year. Read More