UPDATE/Rapid City-Arrival Home for SD Army National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company

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When:
May 19, 2018 @ 11:15 am
2018-05-19T11:15:00-06:00
2018-05-19T11:30:00-06:00
Where:
Rapid City Regional Airport
4550 Terminal Rd
Rapid City, SD 57703
USA
Contact:
Ed Andersh, Senior Ride Captain
605-209-7632

Pierre Soldiers to return home from deployment.
They will fly into Rapid City Regional Airport
Saturday, May 19

There is a change to this mission there will be some soldiers coming at the schedule time then we will have 6 more at  a later time. See changes below.  For those that said they would be there for the original mission please show up and anybody that can assist with part 2 please be there.      

PIERRE, S.D. – A welcome home ceremony for 15 Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, at 5 p.m. at the T.F Riggs High School Theater in Pierre.
The public is encouraged to attend the event as members with the Pierre, Chamberlain and Mobridge-based unit return from a nine month deployment to Syria.
Planned speakers for the ceremony include Gov. Dennis Daugaard, Pierre Mayor Steve Harding and Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, SDNG adjutant general.
While deployed, the 200th Soldiers deployed as a bridge training team, where they emplaced and repaired bridges throughout the region to ensure freedom of movement for U.S. military and coalition forces.
The Soldiers returned stateside to Fort Bliss, Texas, May 11, where they have been completing demobilization requirements before to returning back to South Dakota.
11:15 AM Assembly at the Rapid City Regional Airport cell phone parking lot.
11:30 AM proceed to the Airport
11:40 AM Set up Flag Line
12:15 PM Flag Line Dismissed
01:10: PM Assembly at the Rapid City Regional Airport cell phone parking lot.
01:15 PM Proceed to the airport
01:30 PM set up flag line
02:00 PM flag line dismissed
If you wish to escort them to Pierre make sure you are ready to go.  There may not be flags provided at Pierre so have your own flag just in case.
Flags will be provided at Rapid City Regional Airport.
Ride Captain:  Ed Andersh
RSVP to:
Ed Andersh
Senior Ride Captain
Rapid City SD Patriot Guard Riders
eandershsdpgr@midco.net
605-209-7632