Soldiers from the 133rd Engineering Battalion and 1035th Survey and Design Team joined family and friends at the Portland Exposition Building Saturday, August 10 during a hero’s send off for the troops. The soldiers leave soon for training in Mississippi before heading to Afghanistan where they will aid in the downsizing of bases there. Lt. Col. Dean Preston, Commander of the 133rd addressed the concerns of the family and guardians gathered at the ceremony. “These are the heroes you built,” he said. “Be proud of the job you have done.” (Maine Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Angela Parady,

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Soldiers from the 133rd Engineering Battalion and 1035th Survey and Design Team joined family and friends at the Portland Exposition Building Saturday, August 10 during a hero’s send off for the troops. The soldiers leave soon for training in Mississippi before heading to Afghanistan where they will aid in the downsizing of bases there. Lt. Col. Dean Preston, Commander of the 133rd addressed the concerns of the family and guardians gathered at the ceremony. “These are the heroes you built,” he said. “Be proud of the job you have done.” (Maine Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Angela Parady, 121st Public Affairs Detachment.) 130810-Z-SC231--0092 by Maine Army National Guard

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