D.C. reservist dreaming of home
By Leonard Sparks
AFRO Staff Writerr
For one week leading up to Christmas, one Army reservist will abandon the sparse, dusty landscape of northern Iraq for the crowded, paved streets that characterize his hometown of Washington, D.C.
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Deployment delayed by childbirth
By Leonard Sparks
AFRO Staff Writerr
For one soldier, the hard slog of a year-long deployment in Iraq took a back seat to a soft new baby boy.
Sgt. Trevor Armstrong, preparing for his second trip to Iraq after participating in the initial invasion in 2003, remained behind when his unit, the Franklin, Pa.-based 298th Transportation Co., flew to Kuwait in mid-September.
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Soldiers weigh in on Rumsfeld's resignation
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