Jamie Gumbrecht

I embedded with the Carlisle, Ky.-based National Guard B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery in late 2007 to report, photograph and blog about their experiences in Iraq. They were based at Camp Taji, about 20 miles north of Baghdad, but as a convoy unit, they were on the road most of the time. A policy change contradicted everything they’d learned about how to stay safe while traveling, and how to interact with Iraqis. This story, published by the McClatchy Baghdad bureau on Dec. 21, 2007, explained the policy change and how it affected military members.

Read the full story and see photos here: U.S. Convoys Struggle to Adjust to Policy Change

Read another story from the embed: Holidays bring avalanche of mail for troops