Call of duty

    175 Pennsylvania Army National Guard members will be deployed to Afghanistan after a pending training at Fort Dix in New Jersey.  A group of 100 soldiers left for training from the Williamstown Armory in Williamstown PA, and another 75 left from Biddle Armory in Philadelphia.  They’re all members of the 131st Transportation Company.

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