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A virtual send-off ceremony was held for a Brewer-based National Guard unit as it deployed to Africa this week. Military send-offs are usually public events, attended by family and friends of the soldiers. There are public speakers and balloons, a lot of hugging and oceans of tears. But with the pandemic, it was decided to make this send-off a virtual affair. Members of the B company, 3rd Battalion 172nd Infantry-Mountain unit have been planning for this mission for more than a year. The 2021 deployment was originally announced in 2019. The approximately 130 soldiers in B Company are part of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team - Mountain, which includes National Guard units from Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado. The unit has initially been deployed to a stateside location, before being sent overseas. They are expected to be away for approximately 12 months.

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