.Guard unit of Sen. Biden's son is headed to Iraq
WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware Army National Guard unit whose members include Attorney General Beau Biden will report next month for deployment to Iraq, officials said today.
An Oct. 3 departure ceremony is scheduled for the 261st Signal Brigade, which is based in Smyrna.
The brigade will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, for training before being deployed to Iraq, where it is expected to remain for about a year, said Delaware National Guard spokesman Col. Len Gratteri.
The brigade will provide command, control and communications support for troops in Iraq.
Biden, son of U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, serves with the brigade as a captain and a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
A spokesman said the attorney general would not comment today on his pending deployment, but that he plans to outline at a later date how the Department of Justice will operate in his absence.
BaltimoreSun
An Oct. 3 departure ceremony is scheduled for the 261st Signal Brigade, which is based in Smyrna.
The brigade will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, for training before being deployed to Iraq, where it is expected to remain for about a year, said Delaware National Guard spokesman Col. Len Gratteri.
The brigade will provide command, control and communications support for troops in Iraq.
Biden, son of U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, serves with the brigade as a captain and a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
A spokesman said the attorney general would not comment today on his pending deployment, but that he plans to outline at a later date how the Department of Justice will operate in his absence.
BaltimoreSun
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