Governor Honors Maine Soldiers
October 4, 2009
BANGOR – Governor John E. Baldacci today welcomed home 11 members of the Detachment 14 Operational Support Command and other soldiers from an Embedded Training Team and select individual mobilization at a Freedom Salute ceremony in Bangor. The soldiers served in Iraq and Afghanistan; among other duties they completed dangerous assignments in areas of combat. The event also honors soldiers’ families, employers, spiritual and community leaders who supported them through their deployments.
“We celebrate these special individuals for the exemplary work they have done and for their deep and abiding commitment to their country,” said the Governor. “The service they have completed in their deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan included some of the most dangerous in that region. They performed with distinction in a hostel environment.”
The Governor commented on the spirit with which the soldiers achieved their missions. “As soldiers, neighbors, friends and family members, you continually represent the best of this State,” said Governor Baldacci.
