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Capt. Penny McCarthy, left, stands with 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Capt. Penny McCarthy, left, salutes 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Ryan says goodbye to his w
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Family members and friends gather for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac un
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Family members and friends stand for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac uni
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Lovejoy gets a group hugs from h
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fellow soldiers stand for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before le
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Capt. Penny McCarthy, left, stands with 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation, said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony from the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West Jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Capt. Penny McCarthy, left, salutes 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation, said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony from the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Ryan says goodbye to his wife Melissa Ryan and baby Brynlee at the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. He is a helicopter pilot and is among 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Family members and friends gather for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation, said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony from the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Family members and friends stand for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation, said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony from the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Lovejoy gets a group hugs from his wife and children at the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West Jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2013. He is among 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guardís Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fellow soldiers stand for 22 soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard Medevac unit before leaving on a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Guardís Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st Aviation, said goodbye to friends and family in a departure ceremony from the Guard's Army Aviation Support facility in West jordan Tuesday Nov. 5, 2103. They will spend time at Fort Hood, Texas, for several weeks of training for the deployment. Their mission will be to provide medical evacuation and airlifts for coalition forces in Afghanistan.