Oregon National Guard - Hood River & The Dalles Deployment Information

The Oregon National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, a part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat team, leaves Tuesday for a two-month training stint at Camp Shelby, Miss. The 3rd Battalion, which headquarters are in La Grande, consists of units from Ontario, Baker City, La Grande, Pendleton, Hermiston, The Dalles and Hood River. A total of 517 unit members will be deploying - 140 from The Dalles and 40 from Hood River, Oregonal National Guard units.

For a complete details of the deployment and the ceremony, please visit this link:
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Big-send-off-set-Tuesday-for-3/116

There will be a LIVE feed of the ceremony. Here is the link: http://www.eousports.com/

The Gorge Heroes Club and community members will be meeting in front of  The Dalles Chronicle building in The Dalles, Oregon between 3AM and 3:30AM on Tuesday morning, Sept 21 to give our heroes a community send off and show our thanks for their commitment to our freedoms.  Please come and line the streets to show your support for our deploying heroes.

Here are some pictures from The Dalles Oregon National Guard Pre-Deployment Party at the Eagles Lodge in The Dalles:

The Dalles Oregon National Guard Unit and their families at the Pre-Deployment Party.

As pictures come in, we will be updating this post.

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