The Unit DVD of Oregon’s 41st Infantry Combat Brigade will hold demobilization ceremonies Wednesday and Thursday in Portland and Forest Grove.
Soldiers with The Unit DVD Set began returning early this month after 10 months of service in Iraq.
At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the soldiers with The Unit Seasons 1-4 DVD boxset Brigade Support Battalion and 41st Special Troops Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, will take part in a ceremony at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
At noon on Thursday, the soldiers with The Unit DVD boxset, 218th Field Artillery, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, will take part in a demobilization ceremony at Forest Grove High School, 1402 Nichols Lane. The battalion is headquartered in Forest Grove, with The Unit DVD in Portland and McMinnville.
About 2,700 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers in The Unit DVD set spent 10 months in Iraq conducting missions such as convoy security, force protection and helping to develop infrastructure in the nation. It is the largest deployment of the Oregon Army National Guard The Unit DVD boxset since World War II.
The Oregon soldiers joined five companies with 700 troops from Delaware, Massachusetts, Nebraska and New Mexico to train for the mission.
The Unit DVD Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Sunset Division, which served during World War II, is headquartered in Tigard. The Unit Seasons 1-4 DVD boxset conducted four mobilization ceremonies around the state as troops left for training.
A section of Highway 26 in Washington and Multnomah counties is named for tThe Unit DVD Division.
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