By Gary Pitts
Louisville, KY – The Kentucky National Guard will hold a departure ceremony tomorrow at Louisville's Freedom Hall for personnel deploying to Iraq. Of the total 1,300 guardsmen leaving, around 450 are from western Kentucky. Public Affairs Officer Lt. Shawn Higgs says 140 guardsmen are from the Benton Armory, which includes a detachment from Hopkinsville. Three hundred ten guardsmen from the Bowling Green Armory will also join the largest deployment from Kentucky since WWII. Ceremonies begin at 4:00pm.