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Special report: Maryland Guard in Iraq

A special report by Sun reporter Matthew Dolan and photographer Liz Malby, who were embedded in Iraq with a regiment of the Md. National Guard

Specialist Matthew Princler of Hagerstown pauses in the headlight of his armored vehicle. Soldiers of Bravo meet in darkness before 3:15 a.m. to conduct the five-hour preparation for the roughly 60-mile trip. (Sun photo by Elizabeth Malby / September 9, 2007)

September 30, 2007

For Md. troops, a charmed life

I recently spent 5 1/2 weeks in Iraq photographing the largest deployment of Maryland National Guard troops since World War II. Six Maryland units were scattered in bases across that country, filling an array of security missions.

September 23, 2007

The Maryland Guard In Iraq

Convoy traverses a perilous route

Along a desolate stretch of two-lane road crossing a sun-bleached desert, the team in Staff Sgt. Michael Thompson's scout vehicle spots the problem first.