1171st MCAS deployment ceremony
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(L-R): 1st Sgt. Jason Ritter, Captain Andrea Kennedy, Brigadier General Paul Rogers, Command Sgt. Major Jay Bennett and Colonel Mark Tellier pose with the Michigan flag that was presented to the 1171st Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS) unit for them fly during their oversees deployment at a ceremony at EMU, Saturday morning, January 5, 2019.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
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Members of the unit stand in formation during the ceremony.
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Retired Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple address attendees. .
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Sgt. Jessica Sorrentino and other Michigan Army National Guard Unit members pray during the benediction.
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Sgt. Jessica Sorrentino, left, shares a tender moment with her wife, Phoebe Sorrentino.
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2nd Lt. Emma Smith gives a kiss to her nephew Madden Menchinger, 4.
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2nd Lt. Emma Smith, right, hugs her niece Sophia Swanson.
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Radhwan Tannira puts his arm around his girlfriend E4 Specialist Hesse Sambaan, who is also an EMU nursing student.
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(L-R): 1st Sgt. Jason Ritter, Captain Andrea Kennedy, Brigadier General Paul Rogers, Command Sgt. Major Jay Bennett and Colonel Mark Tellier pose with the Michigan flag that was presented to the 1171st Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS) unit for them fly during their oversees deployment at a ceremony at EMU, Saturday morning, January 5, 2019.
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