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Sendoff Ceremony Held For Ga. Guard Unit

Celeste Smith

Story Created: Apr 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM CDT

Story Updated: Apr 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM CDT

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - Another group of Georgia Army National Guard personnel is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

A send-off ceremony for 106-members of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry was held Wednesday night at the Georgia National Guard Armory in Valdosta. A Guard spokesman said soldiers will train Afghan army and
police units.

The unit will be given pre-deployment training at Camp Shelby, Miss., before heading overseas sometime in about 45 days. Soldiers will serve approximately nine months in Afghanistan.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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