Same way Vietnam started.
About 100 soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington will deploy to Iraq later this month, the Army announced Wednesday.
The soldiers of 51st Signal Battalion (Expeditionary), 35th Signal Brigade (Tactical), will provide communication support for the combined joint task force there as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. The deployment is expected to last about nine months.
They’ll join more than 2,100 other American service members already serving in Iraq, and will support the U.S. Central Command mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
About 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Combat Team will deploy from Fort Bragg, N.C., around the same time and also expect a nine-month deployment.