PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents will have the opportunity to honor their local soldiers as Owens Community College hosts a special Homecoming Ceremony for the Ohio National Guard’s 1483rd Transportation Company, 371st Sustainment Brigade Tuesday, June 8.

The Homecoming Ceremony for the national guardsmen will begin at 1 p.m. in the College’s Student Health and Activities Center on the Toledo-area Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The College will join community leaders, politicians and area residents in recognizing and welcoming home the 1483rd Transportation Company from its deployment overseas.

Approximately 180 personnel assigned to the 1483rd Transportation Company, which is located in Walbridge, were mobilized to support Operation Iraqi Freedom efforts in the Middle East.

Since 2001, several thousand members of the Ohio National Guard have answered the nation’s call, serving in geographical regions ranging from Afghanistan to the Persian Gulf. Owens currently has over 300 students from the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses serving their country in the military.

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