Missionaries set for mobilization

POCATELLO, Idaho – As a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Columbus, Ohio, Garrett Hess didn’t expect to be called to join his Idaho National Guard unit and eventually be shipped off to Iraq.

Hess, a private first class with the Guard’s 116th Cavalry Brigade, learned he was mistaken.

Hess, of Malad, said he and 21 other Guardsmen in his brigade returned from missions, some from as far away as Argentina, after receiving their orders. Hess returned to Idaho on May 25 and leaves this week on a tour that will eventually land him in Iraq.

Lt. Col. Tim Marsano, Idaho Guard spokesman, said the Idaho Guard does not differentiate between its members.