Five –year-old Allison Armendarez (from left), 8-year-old Allyssa Armendarez and 4-year-old Jenna Armendarez applaud the Soldiers of the 112th Engineer Battalion during the unit’s July 7, 2010, call-to-duty ceremony at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland. Maj. Jim Armendarez, Allison and Jenna’s father and Allyssa’s uncle, is one of about 180 Soldiers heading to Afghanistan for a yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Ohio National Guard photo by Sgt. Sean Mathis) Goodbye Dad by Ohio National Guard

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