Inhofe, Wyatt Visit 45th Troops In Iraq

Senator Jim Inhofe and Major General Bud Wyatt returned yesterday from Iraq where they met with military leaders and visited members of the Oklahoma National Guard 45th Infantry Brigade ("Thunderbirds") serving in detainee operations at Camp Cropper in Baghdad and Camp Bucca in the al-Basrah Governorate.

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Happy Thanksgiving: Love's Helps Guard Troops

Fuel for the 60 buses carrying Oklahoma's 45th Infantry Brigade home for the holidays will be donated by Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, company Chairman Tom Love announced. The 2,600-plus members of the 45th Infantry Brigade are training at Fort Bliss, Texas, for a January deployment to Iraq. They have 10 days of leave from December 23 to January 2.

"Love's is an Oklahoma company and proud of it," Love said. "We're delighted to be able to do this."

He estimated that the soldiers' round trip total would be just less than 2,000 miles. Governor Brad Henry announced Operation Holiday Homecoming earlier this month, asking Oklahomans to donate the $600,000 needed to pay for 60 buses and meals during the trip.

Donations can be made at any BancFirst branch or by mail to The American Legion of Oklahoma, Operation Holiday Homecoming, P.O. Box 53037, Oklahoma City, OK 73152.

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45th Prepares For Iraq Assignment

About 2,400 members of the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade will be going to Iraq and a huge send-off ceremony is planned. The soldiers begin leaving October 22nd for Fort Bliss, Texas, and the ceremony is planned for October 18th at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

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