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Oregon Gov. Theodore Kulongoski presents Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Phillip Appleton with the Oregon State flag during the mobilization ceremony for the Oregon National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, Ore., Sept. 21, 2010. It is customary for Oregon units to fly the state flag above their Forward Operating Base in their deployed location, and as a tradition, Kulongoski presents the state flag to the unit commander at their mobilization ceremony. More than 600 Oregon Guard Members will join Soldiers from Idaho and Montana for a one-year deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
230910-A-YG824-097.JPG Photo By: Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy, Oregon National Guard

LaGrande, OR - Oregon Gov. Theodore Kulongoski presents Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Phillip Appleton with the Oregon State flag during the mobilization ceremony for the Oregon National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, Ore., Sept. 21, 2010. It is customary for Oregon units to fly the state flag above their Forward Operating Base in their deployed location, and as a tradition, Kulongoski presents the state flag to the unit commander at their mobilization ceremony. More than 600 Oregon Guard Members will join Soldiers from Idaho and Montana for a one-year deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.


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