National Guard holds family day

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, which includes the guard troops based in Shelbyville and Lewisburg, held a family day Sunday at the armory in Shelbyville. The unit will begin mobilization training Dec. 5 and deploy to Iraq in February. More than 3,300 soldiers from Kingsport in East Tennessee to Henderson in West Tennessee make up the 278th.
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Activities at the National Guard family day included inflatables for the children.
(T-G Photo by John I. Carney) [Order this photo]

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BROTHERS IN ARMS I THANK GOD FOR YOU DAILY! Go forth with your eyes wide open and confront evil where it exist.

Thank you for the service of protecting my family and our way of life.

-- Posted by big daddy rabbit on Tue, Nov 10, 2009, at 6:48 PM

Amen, rabbit.

-- Posted by gottago on Tue, Nov 10, 2009, at 7:43 PM

Well, sure, I think Big Daddy Rabbit, but its kind of like a post related to community effort by the Guard.

I respect what your saying but, I would just like to say thanks to the Guards for setting up this for the kids.

I would also like to express my thanks to the guards for their service to our country.

-- Posted by Brett Favre on Tue, Nov 10, 2009, at 11:12 PM