(They should do a minimum of homework before making this stuff up. They would fool more people.)
"One day after Fort Lewis bid farewell to about 4,000 soldiers who'd transformed their unit into the Army's first Stryker brigade, more than 3,200 members of the Washington National Guard's 81st Armor Brigade were preparing for life as active-duty soldiers. The Stryker brigade leaves for Iraq this week, with the 81st to follow early next year.
Letters formally announcing the call-up for the 81st will arrive in mailboxes in the coming days. Officials have begun sessions to inform families of resources, both financial and emotional, available to them throughout the mobilization and deployment."
And I am pretty sure it is not just Fort Lewis sending troops, but at least one other base as well. You have to remember that out here the military is everywhere.
That said I will say I don't like deploying our National Guard. Not one bit.