MASSAPEQUA PARK-- Major General Ray Shields, right, the adjutant general of New York, speak with New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, about their upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa, during a farewell ceremony held at the Nassau County Police Academy in Massapequa Park, New York, on June 14. The Soldiers are part of a 1,100 member task force which will be providing security at Camp Lemonnier.
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