CHICAGO (10/14/2011)(readMedia)– A photo exhibit featuring the Polish armed forces missions in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was unveiled Oct. 14 at the Illinois National Guard’s Calumet Armory in Chicago.
During the unveiling of the exhibit, members of the Illinois National Guard were presented with the Polish Army Medal (Bronze) for their actions while deployed with the Polish Land Forces from January to October 2010.
Illinois National Guard Soldiers have deployed alongside Polish forces to Iraq and Afghanistan on every Polish deployment.
PHOTO CAPTION 1: U.S Army photo by 2nd Lt. April Hawes, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office/(left to right) Master Sgt.Shawn Anglum, of Beardstown and with Joint Force Headquarters in Springfield; Capt. Jeffrey Hicks of Loami and with 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment in Marion; Maj. Gen. William Enyart, of Belleville, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard and Polish Consulate General Zygmunt Matynia, along with Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers (not pictured) were part of the debut of a Polish photo exhibit Oct. 14 at the Calumet Armory in Chicago featuring the Polish armed forces mission in the Islamic republic of Afghanistan. Also during the debut, Anglum and Hicks were presented the Polish Army Medal (Bronze) for their actions while deployed with the Polish Army from January to October 2010.
PHOTO CAPTION 2: U.S Army photo by 2nd Lt. April Hawes, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office/ Maj. Gen. William Enyart, of Belleville, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard and Polish Consulate General Zygmunt Matynia, view the Polish photo exhibit Oct. 14 at the Calumet Armory in Chicago featuring the Polish armed forces mission in the Islamic republic of Afghanistan. Also during the debut, both Enyart and Matynia talked to approximately 20 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan in January with the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team (BEST) A9.