New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

A Fun Ride for Iraq-Bound Troops

Photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning,

LATHAM-- Members of the New York Army National Guard's 206th MP company board an amphibious bus owned and operated by Albany Aqua Ducks, en route to a farewell ceremony at Albany's Empire State Plaza on Wednesday June 24.The 206th MP Company, which includes Soldiers from all over New York State ,departs for post-mobilization training at Fort Dix on June 27. The unit is slated to deploy to Iraq later this summer

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