Georgian Maj. Zaza Tsamalashvili, battalion commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion, and his troops kneel down while receiving a blessing from the battalion chaplain during the battalion's deployment ceremony, April 8. The 33rd LIB recently concluded a six-month training package in preparation for their upcoming deployment to the Helmand Providence, Afghanistan in support of Georgia Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). 33rd LIB Georgia leaving for Afghanistan, 2011 (D)

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