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Troops and family members fill the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Jan. 2, 2008, during the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams departure ceremony. More than 3,400 Indiana National Guard soldiers from about 30 Indiana communities are scheduled to deploy to Iraq for 12 months. It will be the largest Indiana National Guard deployment since World War II.

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Troops and family members fill the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Jan. 2, 2008, during the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams departure ceremony. More than 3,400 Indiana National Guard soldiers from about 30 Indiana communities are scheduled to deploy to Iraq for 12 months. It will be the largest Indiana National Guard deployment since World War II.

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