Command Sgt. Maj. Robert H. Brickley, State Command Sergeant Major, South Carolina National Guard, spoke to the Soldiers before being released to their new units during a patching ceremony held at the Bluff Road Armory in Columbia, , Oct. 24, 2015. The ceremony signified the Soldiers completing basic training and Advanced Individual Training and officially being welcomed to their new units. ( Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jessica Donnelly/released)

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