11/28/12 - Some local heroes are expected to return home this weekend. After being deployed for over a year, Howellâs Michigan National Guard 1462nd Transportation Company is preparing to return home. The unit is based out the Howell Armory and includes 172 men and women. They were deployed on December 3rd of 2011 for a 12-month tour of duty in Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A Michigan Army National Guard Spokeswoman tells WHMI they intend to release more information this week but confirmed that a brief homecoming ceremony will be taking place this Sunday afternoon at Highlander Way Middle School in Howell. The 1462nd Transportation Company was originally called to active duty in December of 2003 and later arrived in Iraq. The unit then returned in 2005 following a 10-month deployment tour, before being deployed again last year. (JM)
↧