Army deploying 200 soldiers to support United Center vaccination site
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times st Airborne Division as “the tip of the spear” in Afghanistan. But starting Friday, 200 soldiers from the light infantry division known commonly as the “Screaming Eagles” will be the tip of the syringe in Chicago’s fight against COVID-19. The troops are being deployed to support the mass vaccination site at the United Center that’s expected to start administering shots Tuesday, according to a news release from the 101 st Airborne Division. The soldiers, who are assigned to the 426 th Brigade Support Batallion’s 1 st Brigade Combat Team, are part of the U.S...
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