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Emotional send off

Toni Hopper/The Duncan Banner Kassie Hekia wipes away tears Wednesday, as her husband, Brian, hugs their daughter, Madison, 5, during the send-off ceremony at the National Guard armory for Battery B, 1st Battalion-158th Field Artillery. The Hekias also have a son, Camden, who is almost 2 months old and was also present. The unit will deploy to Iraq for a year.