Spc. Samuel Coast from Meadville, Pa., rests on a stack of duffles as members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry assemble at the Hunt Armory in Pittsburg, Pa., on Wednesday. The soldiers are leaving to train for about five weeks at Camp Atterbury, Ind., before departing for Afghanistan, where they will serve as security for Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

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