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The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade in Iraq

TOPSHOT - US soldiers of the 3rd battalion 2nd Stryker cavalry regiment patrol in the village of al-Wajihiya, 30 kms away from the restive city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, 04 January 2008. Diyala, one of the most dangerous areas of the country, has been hit by a spate of shootings, suicide attacks and roadside bombings in recent days. AFP PHOTO / ALI YUSSEF (Photo by ALI YUSSEF / AFP) (Photo by ALI YUSSEF/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US soldiers of the 3rd battalion 2nd Stryker cavalry regiment patrol in the village of al-Wajihiya, 30 kms away from the restive city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, 04 January 2008. Diyala, one of the most dangerous areas of the country, has been hit by a spate of shootings, suicide attacks and roadside bombings in recent days. AFP PHOTO / ALI YUSSEF (Photo by ALI YUSSEF / AFP) (Photo by ALI YUSSEF/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2009, the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade began training for its deployment in Iraq.

WITF’s Scott Detrow embedded with the unit and reported from Iraq.

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