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 NASHVILLE -- Two National Guard units from East Tennessee and two units from Middle Tennessee will depart their hometowns Friday, October 17, in the initial stage of a mobilization that will ultimately take them to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 NASHVILLE – Nine World War II veterans and a Tennessee Army National Guard soldier who died while deployed with his Erwin, Tenn., unit will be honored October 18 when the armory in Erwin is dedicated in their names.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee National Guard soldiers from Johnson City and Erwin, together with their families, will be honored in Freedom Salute ceremonies October 17 in Johnson City.

 NASHVILLE -- Lt. Col. Joe Hollister, of Murfreesboro, has recently been assigned as Director of Family Programs for the Tennessee National Guard.