LAKE CHARLES, LA - Louisiana Army National Guardsmen SPC Alan Slade of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team waves flags with family members prior to bidding farewell to family and friends at deployment ceremonies on Jan. 5 at Unit Armory, Lake Charles, La. as they prepare to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. ( Air Force MSgt Toby M Valadie Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office/Released) 100105-F-2117V-440 by Louisiana National Guard

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