Guardsmen prepare for training

DANVILLE – On the third floor of the Masonic Temple on Wednesday, more than 100 uniformed National Guard soldiers looked over a terrain model of Fort Chaffee, Ark., that spanned the auditorium.

Miniature headquarters were placed near the door. Base camps were positioned near the stage. A local village was on the outskirts. Colored tape denoted the roads and their conditions.

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