48th Brigade Welcome Home ceremony

North Georgia College & State University's students who were deployed for active duty with the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th Brigade and spent a year in Iraq will be honored at an Aug. 28 Welcome Home Ceremony. Gov. Sonny Perdue, Dahlonega Mayor Gary

McCullough and Brig. Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver, the 48th Brigade commander, will speak at the event.

More than 60 students served in Iraq and returned home in May. A majority are re-enrolling at NGCSU for fall semester.

The 4 p.m. military parade on the campus drill field is open to the university community and the general public. A 5 p.m. cookout outside the dining hall is free and open to everyone.

For more information contact Maj. Steve Ballew at 706-864-1662.