A send off ceremony has been held in Danbury for members of the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion.  The Headquarters Company is preparing to deploy for a year long mission in Africa under the Company Command of Lt Colonel Nathan Bech.  The 411th CA BN has a long history of service in Europe, Africa and the Middle East working to build host nation infrastructure, governance and civil stability through partnerships with the Department of State and USAID as well as Doctors Without Borders and the International Red Cross. The ceremony was held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Danbury.  Delivering remarks were Bech, 411th CA BN Commander Lt Colonel Robert Beat, State VA Commissioner Thomas Saadi, and Danbury Mayor Dean Esposito.  Saadi presented the deploying soldiers with a State flag flown at the Department of Veterans Affairs main Campus in Rocky Hill to bring with them to Africa. As a former member of the 411th CA BN, Saadi called it an honor to be a part of the ceremony.