Published: September 1st, 2008 11:31 PM
Last Modified: September 1st, 2008 11:46 PM
Fifteen Alaska Army National Guard members are deploying to Afghanistan for one year to embed with the Afghan National Army, according to the guard. They are scheduled to leave Alaska today and train for two months at Fort Riley, Kan., before getting to Afghanistan, the guard said.
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The deployed soldiers live in Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Wasilla, Palmer, Kenai and Dillingham. In April 2007, another group from the Alaska Army National Guard deployed to embed with the Afghanistan army for a one-year stint, the guard said.
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