La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade marks 20th Anniversary of redeployment and hurricane response

This fall, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, commemorates the 20th anniversary of its redeployment from Iraq in September 2005, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.After 18 months of federal mobilization, including combat training and deployment to Iraq, nearly 4,000 Soldiers of the 256th were ...