12/3/12 - After a yearlong deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan, the soldiers of the Michigan Army National Guard 1462nd Transportation Company returned home to Howell Sunday. The return included a brief ceremony at the Highlander Way Middle School gym during which senior officers thanked the company for its hard work and told the hundreds of civilians in attendance what the company did during the deployment. Although the soldiers used online video services to speak with their families during the deployment, many of them on a daily basis, the reunion was still emotional for soldiers and families alike. The company was deployed on December 3rd of last year and received training at Fort Bliss, Texas before arriving in Kuwait. The company worked transporting ammunition and equipment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain Megan Hall tells WHMI the company conducted over 850 successful missions, saved the Army more than $173 million by recovering and sorting equipment, and suffered no injuries or losses. The company was originally called to active duty in December of 2003 in Iraq. Click the link below to view a photo gallery of the event. (TD)
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