Ohio National Guard News

Call to duty ceremonies held throughout state

Ohio National Guard photos by Capt. Matt Molinski

The 10-year anniversary of 9/11 saw several Ohio National Guard units deploying for overseas duty.
We salute them as we travel throughout Ohio sending them off.
237th Call to Duty September 11, 2011

Pfc. Christopher Cain, a Medina, Ohio, native, listens to instructions from his team leader before a call to duty ceremony for his unit, Company G, 237th Support Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Medina, Ohio.

237 Brigade Support Battalion unit Commander Capt. Jeff Christy

During his speech to the audience at the call to duty ceremony for Company G, 237th Support Battalion, Capt. Jeff Christy (left), unit commander, became emotional when speaking to the parents of his Soldiers (right), on Sept. 11, 2011, in Medina, Ohio. Later this year Christy and his company will deploy as part of Task Force ROC from the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Kasich

Ohio Gov. John Kasich confers with Col. John Harris, assistant adjutant general for Army, Ohio Army National Guard, before the call to duty ceremony for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment on Sept. 11, in Marion, Ohio.

Kasich
Battery A, 1-134th Field Artillery Soldiers bow their heads in prayer during the call to duty ceremony for the unit in Marion, Ohio. Ohio Gov. John Kasich embraces members of the unit to wish them well in their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
Soldiers from B Battery 1-134th Field Artillery Doug Harter (left) and Don Seeberger
Soldiers from Battery B, 1-134th Field Artillery listen to
speakers at the call to duty ceremony for thier unit Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, in Piqua, Ohio. The unit is part of Task Force ROC from the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio
Army National Guard, which will deploy to Afghanistan.		 Doug Harter (left) and Don Seeberger, employers of Staff Sgt. Brian Crawford, a Soldier with Battery B, 1-134th Field Artillery, wait for the start of the call to duty ceremony in Piqua, Ohio.
Family Readiness Group Leader, Casey Klies
Casey Klies, 1-134th Field Artillery Family readiness group leader, stands as she is recognized at the call to duty ceremony for volunteering to hold the position of FRGL while the unit is deployed to Afghanistan.