Hundreds attend send-off for troops going to Afghanistan
By Meg Thilmony
Thursday October 2, 2008
John Dixon/The News-Gazette
Rich Crawford of Mahomet holds his two children, Alissa, 4, left, and Donovan, 3, at the deployment ceremony for Bravo Company of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion of the Illinois National Guard at Tommy Stewart Field in Champaign on Wednesday.
CHAMPAIGN – Dozens of American flags fluttered in the chilly October night, but six straight ranks of soldiers never shivered against the wind.
Nor did they flinch when their commander told them that their deployment to Afghanistan would mean exhaustion, hardship and confusion.
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