Video by Spc. Christopher Shannon
Engineers Give Back To Rural Community
Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard
Aug. 4, 2020 | 1:31
Bruce, Miss. – Through the scorching Mississippi summer heat and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, more than 140 Soldiers of the 223rd Engineer Battalion are spending their annual training building a 1.3–mile walking trail for the rural community of Bruce, Miss.
Home to just under 3,000 citizens and the 289th Engineer Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Bruce is located 40 miles northeast of Grenada, Miss., at the intersection of state highway 9 and 32. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Christopher Shannon II)
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