DUBLIN - Parades honoring the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade kick off in Dublin.
Brigade commander Col. Lee Durham says the 48th and its support battalions are being shipped in stages to Afghanistan.
The Dublin parade at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday honors Company A of the 148th Support Battalion.
On Wednesday, a parade in Macon begins at 3:30 p.m. when members of the 48th Brigade assemble at the Coliseum.
Thursday's event to honor Companies B and C of the 148th in Forsyth will begin at 10:45 a.m. at the train depot and move to the courthouse square for a ceremony.