Nat'l Guardsmen headed to Afghanistan get emotional sendoff in Georgia

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Preston Abrams cries while being held by his mother Heather Abrams during a send off for the 1-214 Field Artillery in Elberton, Ga., Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. The 1-214 Field Artillery will leave Elberton for Mississippi on Feb. 26, 2013 and then deploy to Afghanistan.

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Members of the 1-214 Field Artillery march in a parade during a send off for the 1-214 Field Artillery in Elberton, Ga., Friday.

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Comment author avataralchmo

I can feel the tears. How I wish none of this was necessary.

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Reply#1 - Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:34 AM EST
Comment author avataruseyurnoggin

I can't even imagine (as a mother) leaving for war and leaving small children behind, not knowing if I'd ever return, with a very real chance that my child/children would be motherless in such an event.

There is no war, no amount of money that would justify in MY mind such a risk.

I'll never understand...

    Reply#2 - Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:28 PM EST
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