For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammuni...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cell phones. Some gave blood.
U.S. Army Major General James Mingus waded through the sea of camouflage-uniformed men and women as they prepared to leave the base near Fayetteville on Sunday. He shook hands with the troops, wishing them luck.“I was just watching the news, seeing how things were going over there,” said the 27-year-old, one of several soldiers Reuters was allowed to interview on condition they not be named. “Then I got a text message from my sergeant saying ‘don’t go anywhere.’ And that was it.
“They’re answering America’s 911 call,” Knight said. “They’re stoked to go. The president called for the 82nd.” “The medics need you now. Move,” he said, before a handful of troops walked off to give a little less than a pint each.While members of the unit - considered the most mobile in the U.S. Army - are used to quick deployments, this was different, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Burns, an Army spokesman.
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