Maine guardsmen headed to Arizona for border work
BANGOR, Maine—One group of Maine Army National Guard soldiers is home and another is headed out for work on the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Forty-five soldiers returned to Maine last weekend after spending three weeks in Nogales, Ariz., building and repairing roads and drainage systems.
A second group of soldiers departs Saturdaday for San Diego for two weeks on a similar mission. A third group of about 50 soldiers will be gone from May 10-24.
According to the National Guard, up to 6,000 guard members are performing work in support of border patrol agents in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
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