'Exceedingly proud’: Rick Perry addresses Fort Hood soldiers headed to Africa on Ebola mission [photos]

Doug P. | 1:21 PM on October 09, 2014

Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited with U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Hood who are being deployed to West Africa to provide support for efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola:

.@GovernorPerry briefed on aid that US Ft. Hood troops will provide in W. Africa for support of #Ebola containment. pic.twitter.com/CDtxfAOzaZ

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) October 9, 2014

.@GovernorPerry addressing troops from Ft. Hood, TX heading to W. Africa to provide engineering spt & assist. #Ebola pic.twitter.com/Q6tEooP0jn

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) October 9, 2014

The efforts of US troops to end #Ebola outbreak in West Africa means safety for us back home. http://t.co/y5DRBwbbgC pic.twitter.com/mahWma9sLw

— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) October 9, 2014

.@GovernorPerry tells troops at Ft. Hood about to deploy to #Liberia that they're doing a service for the world. pic.twitter.com/8xIsvXB8DC

— Verónica Soledad Zaragovia (@verozaragovia) October 9, 2014

KXXV-TV reporter Grant Hermes had more details and photos:

https://twitter.com/GrantHermesTV/status/520233311474823168
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