Ocala-based 351st Military Police Company Sent Off By Hundreds

Hundreds wish Ocala-based soldiers going to Afghanistan well
Gainsville.com
By Andy Fillmore
Correspondent
Published: Saturday, May 10, 2014

Spc Daryl Robinson and his son Derrick spend a moment during the public farewell for the 351st MP company at the Ocala Marion County Veterans Memorial Park Saturday May 10, 2014. Families and friends of the unit gathered to wish them a public farewell before they deploy to Fort Bliss Texas for training then Afghanistan.
Alan Youngblood/Ocala Star-Banner

OCALA -- About 800 well-wishers gathered at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Park Saturday for a deployment ceremony for the Ocala-based 351st Military Police Company as the 150-soldier, Ocala-based unit heads for a yearlong stint in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Amid cheers and tears, the three-platoon unit entered the park, marching to “The Army Song” played by the Kingdom of the Sun Band.

Company commander Capt. Douglas Worstell, 42, of Orlando, on his fifth deployment, addressed the crowd about the 351st, which he has nicknamed “The Outlaws.”

“I promise no soldier will go on a mission without the proper training or equipment. We have been entrusted with your loved ones,” he said.
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