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Tribune reporter Michael Gisick embedded with New Mexico soldiers in Iraq. These are his articles and first-person accounts of their experience. To view more stories about the Iraq war from the Associated Press and other wire outlets, visit abqtrib.com/iraqwar.
An Albuquerque soldier's hard journey to Iraq and home
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Army Pvt. James Browning's long journey home from Iraq took another detour, delayed a day by bad weather. His mother is afraid of what she'll find. Full story »
Tales of the Iraqi people are vital to understanding our role in war
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007
I went to Iraq to report on the U.S. military — particularly on the front-line soldiers and Marines from New Mexico fighting this war. I wanted to tell their stories. Full story »
Al-Qaida might be gone, but Baghdad district remains in shadows
Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Dawn is still an hour away as Army Capt. Francisco Javier Lopez and a squad of U.S. soldiers step off their armored vehicle into the dusty remnants of the night, passing the twisted wreck of a sedan and slipping into the walled garden of a middle-class home. Full story »
Local soldiers say combat is preferable to guarding Iraqi prisoners
Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Miguel Gonzalez signed up for the New Mexico National Guard because he wanted a break from his job at Metropolitan Detention Center. Full story »
Michael Gisick: We can't leave Iraq; all our stuff is there
Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
The prerecorded siren lets out its grainy wail over the base, penetrating the flimsy walls of the chow hall, a cavernous off-white structure like the kind of thing FEMA might throw up in the wake of a natural disaster, when officials believe nobody's going home anytime soon.
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Stretches of calm on Baghdad streets as trust, infrastructure are built
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007
Stretches of calm are evident as trust and infrastructure are built up in Iraqi neighborhoods, where a Roswell soldier keeps watch over the streets. Full story »
The Trib in Iraq: Next we take on peanut butter
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
One of the things I had the hardest time getting my head around before I left the states was who, exactly, the U.S. is fighting in Iraq. Turns out the answer is complicated enough to justify my confusion. Full story »
New squad comes to know each other and Baghdad's dangers
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Army Spc. Philip Story walks carefully through the rubble at the edge of a backyard, what's left of the house next door. He has been through this block before. Full story »
Army patrol finds danger in Baghdad enclave, but the enemy remains hidden
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
He has learned to trust suspicion. Full story »
Baghdad apartments are homes for loss, dread and distrust
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
While searching for a sniper in a Baghdad apartment building, U.S. troops hear residents' tales of loss, dread and distrust. Full story »
The Trib in Iraq: Slow motion
Friday, Oct. 19, 2007
It has been a while since I've filed a blog entry, though, mostly because I've been in very slow motion transit across Baghdad for the last few days. I spent a couple nights at a giant, marble-floored former pool house, but no pool, unfortunately. Full story »
A New Mexico soldier talks about the strains on his family of his third tour to Iraq
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007
The following are the words of Army Sgt. Gilbert "Joey" Romero, assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, which runs security patrols north of Ramadi, Iraq. Romero, a 25-year-old Las Cruces native, is on his third tour in Iraq. Full story »
The Trib in Iraq: Vamos a Machu Pichu, amigos...
Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
It turns out that Spanish is pretty handy in parts of Iraq. Full story »
Video: New Mexico families struggle when loved ones leave for Iraq
Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
Day-to-day life a struggle for partners left behind while a soldier is deployed
Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
Sometimes when her dad calls from Iraq, Caley Romero doesn't have time to talk to him - because she's 4. Full story »
