Local National Guard soldiers deploy to Southwest Asia

Fifty-four soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard's 835th Engineer Utilities Detachment (EUD) were honored Friday, Aug. 13 at a sendoff ceremony at the Lake Region State College campus in Devils Lake in preparation of a year-long U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) mission.

Nearly 400 family, friends and fellow National Guard members attended the ceremony. Local soldiers joined by their...