A young boy watches Soldiers of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leave after their departure ceremony in Burlington, Vt., Jan. 8, 2010. The unit has been ordered to Afghanistan in the largest deployment of Vermont National Guard troops since World War II. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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