Parting company

Preparing to depart
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Major David Haney talks with Marines of Engineer Company C at a meet-and-greet for the Marines, their loved ones and the commanding officers at the Marine Corps Reserve Center on West Plank Road in Peoria on Wednesday. The company will first depart Friday for training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Friday before deploying to Iraq. DAVID ZENTZ/JOURNAL STAR