MEMBERS OF THE NC ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ATTEND MOBILIZATION CEREMONY IN NORTH CAROLINA, 2003-09-27 (photo)

Members of Company B, 230th Support Battalion of the North Carolina Army National Guard who have been called to federal active duty in support of the war in Iraq as of October 1 stand at ease duirng a mobilization ceremony held in their honor September 27, 2003 in Dunn, North Carolina. The Battalion is part of the nearly 4,800 soldiers of the 30th Heavy Separate Brigade that has been called up for active duty. The soldiers, 3,500 of which are based in North Carolina, have been told to expect between twelve and eighteen months of active duty. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier ELO/GAC