100108-N-0696M-157 a family cries while watching the departure of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team depart after their deployment ceremony in Burlington, Vt. on Jan. 8, 2010. The unit has been ordered to Afghanistan in the largest deployment of Vermont National Guard troops since World War II. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released) Flickr - The Army - A tearful goodbye

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