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July 5, 2007

Update: R.I. Guard MP unit going to Iraq / Photo

Journal photo / Frieda Squires
Army Spec. Bethany Burdick, 22, Westerly, gets a hug from her nephew, Carter Postma, and a kiss from her sister, Amy Postma, Westerly, at the send-off for the 169th Military Police Company at Kickemuit Middle School, Warren, today.

A father and his son are among 135 members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard heading out today for deployment to Iraq.

A send-off ceremony is planned this morning in the town of Warren. The town is hosting a community cookout after the ceremony.

The Guardsmen are members of the 169th Military Police Company. They leave tomorrow for Fort Dix, N.J., for several weeks of training before going to Iraq.

The deployment will bring the total number of Rhode Island National Guardsmen deployed to 480.

-- The Associated Press

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