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Jun 16, 2008 9:10 am US/Eastern

N.J. National Guard Members Headed To Texas

FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) ― Hundreds of New Jersey National Guard members will start heading to Texas today.

After gathering at Fort Dix for a special farewell with friends and family members on Saturday, the soldiers of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are going to Fort Bliss this week to start three months of training.

Then, sometime this fall, they'll be heading to Iraq, where they're expected to serve a nine-month tour.

Overall, about 2,800 New Jersey Guard troops will be going overseas, making this the largest deployment in the 6,200-soldier Guard's history.

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