INDIANA, Pa. — As tensions rise in the Middle East, local soldiers are headed to Afghanistan.
Ninety-one soldiers of the 430th Engineer Company were deployed Wednesday morning from Indiana County.
The soldiers will conduct route clearance missions during their deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
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The unit is made up of soldiers from across Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio.
The soldiers and their families attended a deployment ceremony in Indiana followed by a sendoff by the community.
Pennsylvania State Police troopers gave the soldiers an escort as they left Indiana County to begin their deployment.
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