Gov. Malloy to meet with CT National Guard soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan

September 17, 2012 Areawide, Local News Comments Off

An Afghan farmer shows a diseased plant to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tara Robertson, a Minnesota National Guard member serving with the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team, during a meeting conducted while on a partnered patrol with fellow team members. Photo source: CT National Guard/ ISAF: NATO forces in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman will participate in a send-off ceremony for National Guard soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan.

A total of 230 members of the 104th Aviation Regiment and the 1048th Transportation Company (based in Stratford) are being deployed. The ceremony begins at 5 p.m. and will be held at the William A. O’Neill State Armory at 360 Broad St., in Hartford.

Earlier in the day, at 12:30 p.m., Gov. Malloy will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Darien League of Women Voters, to talk about efforts to increase voter turnout in Connecticut. The event will be held at the Country Club of Darien, 300 Mansfield Ave., in Darien.

Posted September 17, 2012

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