BISMARCK (AP) -- Eight North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served in the African nation of Djibouti (jih-BOO'-tee) are being honored.
The Guard on Friday was holding a "Freedom Salute" ceremony for members of the Bismarck-based Detachment 42 of the Guard's Operational Support Airlift unit.
The soldiers were mobilized in March 2009 and returned home last February. They flew two C-12 aircraft, transporting personnel and cargo in Horn of Africa countries.
The Freedom Salute ceremony was at Bismarck's Apple Creek Country Club.
