650 Massachusetts National Guards head to Afghanistan but not one picture?

Sorry but this article is about 650 National Guardsmen/women, being sent to Afghanistan leaving behind families and friends. You'd think that in this couple of paragraphs of reporting, AP could have snapped a picture or two or bothered to tell some kind of story to match this deployment, but this is common now. At least they did report on it. I lived in Massachusetts all my life before the move to Florida and I am just as upset when Florida National Guards/Reservists are forgotten about.

Thousands send off 181st Infantry to Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Sunday, August 1, 2010

WORCESTER - Thousands of family members and friends have given a send-off to more than 650 soldiers headed for Afghanistan where they will provide security and help build public works projects.

The soldiers of the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1st Battalion 181st Infantry Regiment left Sunday at a Commerce Bank Field ceremony in Worcester. About 5,000 friends and relatives and Gov. Deval Patrick participated.

The Massachusetts National Guard’s commitment is highest since World War II. More than 1,200 soldiers from Massachusetts serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. This deployment brings the number to nearly 1,900.
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Thousands send off 181st Infantry to Afghanistan