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January 17, 2004	John Rottet	[/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Specialist Edwards proudly holds his 20-month-old son, Cherokee, with his wife, Shevawn, beside him, after a farewell ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Durham, NC. A member of the 1452nd Transportation Company of the NC National Guard, Edwards is headed to Iraq. The 1452nd will send more than 200 soldiers to Iraq, along with reservists from California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, to be deployed for up to a year. The hardest part, Edwards said, is being away from family. The best part? "Coming back safely and seeing my wife and son again."