Spc. Marlene Martinez of Ridgefield, NJ, a 21-year old single mother, prepares for deployment to Iraq and separation from her son, Josiah, just 5 months old. Read full story.
I have been following the Guardsmen from New Jersey National Guard’s 50th Brigade Combat Team out of the Teaneck Armory. 2,800 citizen soldiers are deploying to Fort Bliss, Texas for a summer of intense desert training before they leave for Iraq.
NJ AT WAR; Single Mom prepares for Iraq
