Virginia National Guard Unit Back from Iraq
posted 8:21 am Thu April 24, 2008 - RICHMOND, Va.
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About 150 Virginia National Guard members who have been serving in Iraq (web|news) will return to their armory in Charlottesville late Thursday.
The soldiers are assigned to A Company of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
State guard officials said the scheduled 4 p.m. arrival time could change.
The Virginia unit arrived at their demobilization station -- Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on Sunday after serving in Iraq since September 2007.
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