NEARLY 40 SOLDIERS FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL BE LEAVING SOON TO EVENTUALLY BE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ. THE 37 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS WITH THE 180TH ENGINEER COMPANY WILL LEAVE TODAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN IRAQ IN EARLY DECEMBER FOR A ONE YEAR DEPLOYMENT. A SPECIAL CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT ELEVEN O’CLOCK THIS MORNING AT THE NATIONAL GUARD CENTER IN CEDAR BLUFF. THEY WILL LEAVE AT NOON.