Oregon National Guard unit says goodbye before heading to Afghanistan

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SALEM, OR (KPTV) –

For the first time in three years, an Oregon military unit is deploying to Afghanistan, and the soldiers said their goodbyes at a farewell ceremony in Salem Thursday.

With their relatives and Governor Kate Brown cheering them on, 30 members of the 1186th Military Police Company of the Oregon National Guard prepared to ship out to their new post.

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