Members of the 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard receive a pre-departure briefing at Camp Shelby, Miss., before boarding busses for the 14-hour ride to Oklahoma City. The 45th has been mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for a year. More than 2,200 Oklahoma Guardsmen spent about eight months in Afghanistan and another 800 spent the same time in Kuwait.
Members of the 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard receive a pre-departure briefing at Camp Shelby, Miss., before boarding busses for the 14-hour ride to Oklahoma City. The 45th has been mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for a year. More than 2,200 Oklahoma Guardsmen spent about eight months in Afghanistan and another 800 spent the same time in Kuwait.
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