A new dining facility at the Bagram Air field in Afghanistan has been dedicated to a Vermont National Guard soldier who was killed in action. A dedication ceremony in honor of Specialist Ryan Grady of West Burke was held Saturday in Afghanistan.
The Grady Dining Facility is located at Camp Warrior on Bagram Airfield.
Grady was killed July 2nd during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province.
Last week two barracks buildings were dedicated to two other Vermont National Guard soldiers killed during the guard’s nine months in Afghanistan. The 1,500 Vermont National guardsmen and women who served in Afghanistan are in the process of returning home. All should be in the United States by Christmas.
Ninety more Vermont National Guard soldiers are due home after a yearlong deployment, which included about nine months in Afghanistan.
The guard says the soldiers are scheduled to arrive this morning at the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.
About 1,500 Vermont soldiers served in Afghanistan.
They’re all due back in the United States by Christmas.