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WYDEN, SMITH ANNOUNCE FUNDING
FOR NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY FACILITY IN ONTARIO
$473,000 will be used to house members
of the Oregon National Guard
July 16, 2004
Washington, DC – U.S.
Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) today announced
that $473,000 has been included in the Fiscal Year 2005 Military
Construction appropriations bill for the construction of a new
National Guard Armory in Ontario. The new National Guard Armory
will be used to house a unit of the Third Battalion, 116th Cavalry
of the Oregon National Guard.
“With increased numbers
of Oregon’s National Guard serving overseas, the Federal
government needs to ensure that our troops have proper facilities,
equipment and training,” said Wyden. “Service members
perform a valuable role in our nation and I am pleased that these
funds will go to support them.”
“The Oregon National Guard
has served above and beyond the call of duty for our country,”
said Smith. “They have given their best in service and they
deserve the best from us.”
The new Armory facility will
replace an aging and smaller facility that was originally constructed
in 1950. The facility will be constructed in a partnership venture
with Treasure Valley Community College.
The military construction bill
was approved this week by the Senate Appropriations Committee
and will be voted upon by the full Senate in the coming weeks.
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