Anybody know if MSP or locals are going to escort from Reading to Hanscom? 26th Yankee Brigade Deployment Ceremony Tuesday, February 15 · 8:30am - 11:00am Reading Memorial High School62 Oakland Rd Reading, MA 01867 Come one, come all. Send off your 26th Yankee Brigade soldiers MSG William Wolski, SFC Donald Mason and the rest of the unit as they deploy to Afghanistan. Arrive at 0830 to obtain decent parking. The ceremony starts at 0900 and ends around 1000 with an hour social time before departure at 1100. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
make sure the other kids get to have fun in the sandbox! :shades_smile: Godspeed see you in 12 months! Also Can you take deval with you... no vest or gun needed!
Great ceremony and escort! The guys from Reading PD made the trip to the highway easy and Boston PD motorcycles made the escort down 95 a breeze!
I have some video going through the center, a nice turnout seeing folks brave the frigid temps to wave the flag and wish you guys well. As usual BPD did an excellent job with the highway and ramps. I wanted to return the favor and escort all the way to the front gate but the logistics just didn't figure in. What time did you guys finally get on the planes?
'Yankee' Brigade Set to Return Home The following is a press release issued by the Massachusetts National Guard The Massachusetts National Guard will welcome home approximately 150 soldiers of the 26th “Yankee” Brigade, Task Force Yankee on Feb. 9 at the Reading Armory at Camp Curtis Guild, around 11 p.m. The informal homecoming will reunite the soldiers with their families, friends and community. A formal welcome home ceremony will be announced at a later date. During their deployment in Afghanistan, the soldiers of Task Force Yankee were responsible for the security of all U.S. Forces and installations in the capital city of Kabul to include: the movement corridors that connect the U.S. and NATO installations and critical security sites within the capital. http://reading.patch.com/articles/yankee-brigade-set-to-return-home
