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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BETH HALL
Hailey Swadley, 8, of Avoca hugs her grandfather Sgt. First Class Howard Rusher of Pea Ridge, a member of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery of the Arkansas National Guard, Sunday morning outside the Bentonville Armory. More than 100 soldiers from the unit left for training in Fort Hood, Texas before a year-long deployment in Kosovo for a peace enforcement mission.
8/21/05