KENTUCKY TROOPS FIGHT AT FRONT\ ARMY, GUARD UNITS ARE SENT TOHOT SPOTS FOR BATTLE, SUPPORT.(News)

From: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) | Date: September 13, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Michael Collins Post Washington Bureau

When the U.S. military swooped down on Afghanistan nearly two years ago, the first wave of troops deployed to the Middle East included special tactics and special forces units from the Kentucky National Guard.

Army Guard military police units from the commonwealth were among the first ground troops in Iraq when the fighting began there in March.

Kentucky has been well represented in each of the two military campaigns the United States has fought since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001.

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