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September 22, 2006

R.I. delegation sees troops training in Mississippi

A delegation of 35 Rhode Islanders from 30 businesses and groups are at Camp Shelby this morning to watch the training of 150 Rhode Islanders in the National Guard who will be deployed to Iraq in the next week.

The trip, sponsored by the Rhode Island Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves, was organized to help employers understand the mission of their workers who have been called up and to seek their support.

Among the businesses and organizations represented on the trip are American Power Conversion Corp., Toray Plastics, Lincoln Environmental, Ocean State Harley, the Providence Fire Department and the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.

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