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Troops Honored Prior to Deployment to Egypt
Soldiers comprising National Guard units in Galesburg, Milan, and Macomb were treated like heroes Saturday prior to a year-long deployment to Egypt. CLICK HERE to listen to a report Will Stevenson broadcast for WGIL Saturday afternoon following the completion of the ceremony. STAY WITH WGIL AND WGIL.COM FOR MORE FROM THE CEREMONY DURING NEWSCASTS SUNDAY MORNING.


(Lt. Col. Maurice Rochelle hugs a member of the Patriot Guard Riders at Saturday's ceremony in Moline.)


(Patriot Guard Riders lead the soldiers in to the iWireless Center.)


(Members of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery enter the iWireless Center.)


(State Rep. Don Moffitt, R-Gilson, and State Rep. Pat Verschoore, D-Rock Island, join members of the Milan VFW during the National Anthem.)


(WGIL News Photos by Will Stevenson and Heather Voudrie.)
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