110917-Z-XQ016-006 A family member of 1st Lt. Rita Yalan greets her following the departure ceremony for the 578th Engineer Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade Sept. 17, 2011 in Riverside, Calif. Yalan left with the unit on Sept. 19, 2011 for Afghanistan, where they will be conducting route clearance and construction. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Emily Suhr)

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