130 Virginia National Guard soldiers to deploy to Horn of Africa for construction mission

130 Virginia National Guard soldiers to deploy to Horn of Africa for construction mission

POWHATAN, Va. The Virginia National Guard held a ceremony in Powhatan Monday to mark the overseas deployment of the 180th Engineer Company to the Horn of Africa.Around 130 soldiers will depart from Virginia for the mission, where they will build up the landscape through new roads and facilities."Six missed phone calls," said Sergeant Hayden Payne of the moment his family found out he'd be heading overseas. "When I finally was able to make that p…