By Associated Press
Benton, KY – Around 70 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers return to Benton today after a deployment to Iraq. The soldiers from the 149th Brigade Support Battalion are a part of two homecomings today. Around 50 soldiers from the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade return this afternoon to Louisville. Both Battalions are a part of Task Force Legion which deployed more than 1300 soldiers last June. Task Force Legion helped with the withdrawal of troops in Iraq. The Guard says the units were part of the largest mobilization of Kentucky National Guard troops since World War II.