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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Bravo Co, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry before departing Somerset for Operation New Dawn. (Photo by Erica Heath, sister to Pfc. Chris Foster)"]
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SOMERSET, Ky. (June 14, 2011) -- Citizens and first responders from Somerset and Pulaski County honored the Soldiers of Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry when they departed for Operation New Dawn on June 4.
Follow their journey in a remarkable photo essay courtesy of the Bravo Co. Family Readiness Group. Aerial photography was provided by David Gross and supported by the Pulaski County Sheriff's office. All other photos are courtesy Kathy Hall, Bravo Co., 1-149th Infantry Family Readiness Group.
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