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(KNZA)--The Kansas National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery will celebrate its 135th birthday Friday.
The historic battalion is headquartered in Hiawatha with subordinate units located in Clay Center, Holton, Lenexa, Marysville, Ottawa and Paola.
The battalion, which holds the lineage and honors of the 130th Field Artillery Regiment, traces its heritage to the formation of the 1st Kansas Artillery in 1879.
The unit or soldiers from the battalion have served in every conflict since the Civil War.
The battalion's current weapons system is the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which is the newest member of the Multiple Launch Rocket System family.
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