Ceremony held for outgoing Guam Guard platoon

A sendoff ceremony was held for a Guam Army National Guard platoon headed to Afghanistan. The Saligao Platoon will be participating in Operation Enduring Freedom's Afghanistan missions.

January 3, 2010Updated: January 3, 2010
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News

by Heather Hauswirth

Guam - A sendoff ceremony was held for a Guam Army National Guard platoon headed to Afghanistan. The Saligao Platoon will be participating in Operation Enduring Freedom's Afghanistan missions. 

The soldiers will be gone for approximately a year - they will first participate in mobilization training in Indiana.