Chamberlain unit readies for active duty
September 10, 2010 at 3:09 am in The Daily Republic
CHAMBERLAIN After nearly seven years with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company, Spc. Mark Bilben, of Mitchell, will head overseas with his Chamberlain-based unit.
Bilben, 24, will be among the roughly 180 members of the 200th units based in Pierre, Chamberlain and Mobridge who will deploy to Fort McCoy, Wis., next May before heading to Afghanistan.
The unit learned last spring there was a chance it might get called up. Continue Reading
