Congresswoman Sewell visits Alabama National Guard Special Forces in Iraq

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September 3, 2015

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL7) met this week with members of the Alabama National Guard’s 20th Special Forces unit while receiving briefings on the current U.S. Department of Defense training mission with Syrian fighters and the Iraqi Army during a four-day trip to Iraq.

“Our brave men and women in uniform play an integral role in Iraq, and my visit to Ebril and Baghdad deepened my appreciation for the sacrifices they have made to protect our country,” said Rep. Sewell I was especially honored to meet with members of the Alabama National Guard’s 20th Special Forces division, and to learn more about their vital mission in Iraq. I want to thank these remarkable Alabama National Guardsmen for their exemplary service to our nation during their deployment in Iraq. I am especially proud to acknowledge the critical role that Alabama troops are playing in the fight against global terrorism.

Congresswoman Sewell is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

On Facebook, Congresswoman Sewell said she wishes to salute the brave men and women working to keep our country safe.

National Guard’s 20th Special Forces are known as the “quiet professionals.” According to National Guard’s 20th Special Forces website, “The soldiers who make up the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Army National Guard are unique professionals with an unconventional method for waging war and an innovative approach to winning…”They are the best at what they do. Their training, intelligence, courage and esprit de corps make them so.”

As part of U.S. Special Operations Command, The Alabama National Guard’s 20th Special Forces Group (A), are currently deployed in Northern Iraq in the Kurdish Region. They primary assignment is to advise and assist the Iraqi Army and Peshmerga Forces as they prepare to fight and ultimately defeat ISIS.