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Eighty-eight members of the West Virginia Army National Guard said goodybe to their families and friends this
morning.
The St. Albans-based 111th Engineer Group left in a convoy of about two dozen vehicles, headed for Indiana.
Within three weeks, the group is expected to be inthe Middle East as part of a second wave of support, which may also
include the more local 1092nd Engineers from Spencer and the region.
The group builds roads, bridges and buildings, and can also help with battlefield mobilization.
The unit is the 12th West Virginia National Guard unit to have been mobilized by the president as part of Operation Enduring
Freedom.
More than 3,000 West Virginia National Guard troops and reservists have been called to active duty in recent weeks.
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