PHOENIX Dozens of Arizona Army National Guard soldiers are about to deploy overseas. The Guard said a farewell ceremony is scheduled Sunday at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix for over 80 members of Alpha Company of the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion. The Guard s announcement said the soldiers are going to the Middle East. No specific deployment location was provided but the announcement said the unit will provide communications services to coalition forces in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield.
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As Scottsdale resident Arthur Deal walks along a perimeter construction fence cutting through Papago Park, he shows off a picture of his grandfather on horse back on the same land