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Published Monday, June 01, 2009 in Local
Soldiers home for leave
The Newnan Times-Herald
About 30 soldiers are back home in the local area until Wednesday -- enjoying a last break with family before returning to Camp Shelby, Miss., and then Afghanistan.
"They got here Saturday night about midnight," said Norma Haynes, a community volunteer who has worked to support the members of the 48th Infantry Brigade Bravo Company Second Battalion.
"Everything went fine with the trip home," said Newnan Police Chief Douglas Meadows, who worked with Haynes and others to arrange for the soldiers' transportation from Mississippi to Newnan.
Haynes said it was heart-warming to see the military personnel exiting the bus and being greeted by family -- many of them children. "It was the sweetest thing," she said. "It was so emotional watching them."
Several other people boarded the bus at Camp Shelby. "Others got off at different points," Haynes said.
The bus will be leaving the Jackson-Pless Armory on Armory Road next to Newnan High School on Wednesday.
Haynes is asking local folks to bake homemade cookies for the trip. Cookies need to be taken to the armory and left at the bus on Wednesday between 4:30-5 p.m. Haynes said she knows many people are vacationing, but she hopes local cookie bakers will come through so the soldiers can leave town "with the love that this community so freely gives."
If there are excess cookies, soldiers will share them with their comrades at Camp Shelby.
The bus must leave promptly at 6 p.m. in order to get the soldiers back to the camp before their leave ends. The bus ride lasts about six hours.
Money that was raised earlier this year may provide a meal for the travelers as they return to their base.
In May local citizens donated more than the $3,071 needed to run the bus to Camp Shelby and back. Families of some of those in Mississippi were able to travel there, but -- without the bus ride -- many others would not have been able to see their loved ones for a long time.
Bravo Company has been headquartered at the Jackson-Pless Armory. Local residents lined downtown Newnan's streets to see them off on April 11 as they headed for Camp Shelby.
Bravo Company will be leaving Camp Shelby for a year in Afghanistan on Saturday. "God bless those precious men and women who are sacrificing so much for us," Haynes said.
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Like I said... If you have a problem with it, tell the Army P.R. office. I would think they would not release the information if they thought it was a security risk. Don't expect the newspaper to stop doing its job-- reporting the information it is given. It's not the newspaper's responsibility to follow "OPSEC." It's the P.R. officer's responsibility.
Posted by Carl at 5:10 PM
Read the rules of OPSEC (Operations Security). That's why they are not to say where they are, movement times, etc before they leave and while they are over there. Just by reading these articles on TH, I can tell you names of soldiers with the company, where they are currently located while home and for training, family names, and where they are leaving from on what day. That's playing with danger for the families and soldiers.
Posted by Soldier's Wife at 11:48 AM
There was only an attack the other day at a recruiting station. Which, by the way was researched via the internet. Check out the latest FBI press releases.
Posted by Pepe at 1:14 AM
The "movement dates/times" you're talking about are most likely public information released by the military P.R. folks. If somebody wanted the times badly enough, they could find out without this article. If you think that little snippet of info is enough to threaten military security, then complain to the their press information office folks.
Posted by Carl at 4:33 PM
May God bless you and your families.
Posted by You are in my prayers at 3:50 AM
Just want to say God Bless you all for being so brave and protecting our country.I will be praying for each and every one of you to return back home safe to your families.I love you all.thanks debbie from valdosta Ga.
Posted by debbie rivera at 11:03 PM
My son is with this company and I was unable to spend these last days with him due to some very cruel people.I've heard a saying " what goes around..comes around!" I strongly believe in this saying! This is going to be a very hard year for me and I sure hope this year passes quickly. Thank you Coweta for all your support! Keep Bravo Company in your prayers! Thank you!! I love you Christopher!!
Posted by Leslie baxter at 10:21 PM
Please remove their movement dates/times from the article. No one is supposed to know when they are leaving for theatre.
Posted by Pepe at 6:54 PM
Keep them safe and let their parents sleep a little while they are gone.
Posted by Turfkiller at 1:27 PM
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How much do you want to bet that this information that was printed on here came from a spouse or family member and not from the Army P.R. Office?
Posted by Soldier's Wife at 8:03 PM