Governor Nixon will speak Saturday morning as members of the Missouri National Guard Kosovo Force 18 prepare to deploy. The contingent will support intelligence operations at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo.
This is the third time that members of the 35th Infantry Division have supported a deployment to the Balkans. The 18-Soldier element is comprised of members of Headquarters Support Company, Detachment 1 of Company A, Company B, and Company C of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion.
The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mayes National Guard Armory in Saint Joseph.