Photo courtesy Staff Sgt. Robert L. Johnson, Ga. National Guard Recruiting

Forsyth, GA, December 2007 -- Members of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 148th Brigade Support Battalion honored

three of its fallen soldiers in December with the dedication of a commemorative statue and plaque. Soldiers, former unit members and community leaders gathered at the Forsyth Armory to unveil and dedicate the statue depicting the boots, rifle and helmet of the fallen Guardsmen

 The three National Guard soldiers honored were Sergeant Marcus A. Futrell, Sergeant Phillip A. Dodson and Staff Sergeant Phillip L. Travis.  All three Guardsmen were killed during the unit’s year long deployment to Iraq in 2006.

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