10.16.23

Hoeven Honors Members of 817th Engineer Company at Send-Off Ceremony

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today paid tribute to the approximately 125 members of the North Dakota National Guard’s (NDNG) 817th Engineer Company who are deploying for a year-long mission to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the southern border. The unit’s deployment follows the deployments of the NDNG’s 957 Engineer Company and 1-112 Aviation Battalion to the southern border.

“The National Guard represents the finest men and women in our country. The work they do each day to protect our nation, both at home and abroad, does not go unnoticed,” said Hoeven. “I’ve seen firsthand the work of our Guard at the southern border and they have provided invaluable service during this immigration crisis. I know the 817th Engineer Company will continue this good work. We need to secure the border, because border security is national security, not only that but their work to assist CBP will help better address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, including by helping to fight back against human and drug trafficking.”

The 817th Engineer Company is the third NDNG unit to deploy to the southern border in the last several years. Hoeven previously met with NDNG members in El Paso, Texas as well as Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas to draw attention to the crisis at the southern border and highlight NDNG missions in support of CBP operations. 

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