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(4 February 2004)

 

Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Reenlists In

New Jersey Army National Guard

 


Lyndhurst resident Spc. Shelton C. Damon was reenlisted by Col. Maria Falca-Dodson, the Deputy Adjutant General, during a ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck.  Spc. Damon reenlisted while on leave from Iraq.

 

The seven-year veteran of the New Jersey Army National Guard is currently serving with 253rd Transportation Company in Iraq as a truck driver.  He is part of the group from the 50th Main Support Battalion, located at National Guard Armory in Teaneck, who voluntarily deployed with the 253rd.  The 253rd is headquartered at the National Guard Armory at Cape May Courthouse. Spc. Damon is a traditional Guardsman who is a senior officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections.


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