Michigan Guardsman Keeps State Funeral Connected
LOCAL NATIONAL GUARDSMEN RESPONDING TO FORD’S PASSING: a Department of Defense news release:
Like many Michigan National Guardsmen, Army Sgt. Mike Christian was awakened by a midnight phone call informing him of the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford.
Unlike other soldiers and airmen across the state, Christian’s job began almost immediately, for it was the task of his unit to supply the wiring, hardware and computer support to permit the deployment of more than 500 National Guard members to Grand Rapids.
Ford will be buried at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum here Jan. 3.
It’s also worth noting this:
A resident of Charlotte, Christian will soon deploy overseas with the 177th Military Police Brigade. “I volunteered,