Tod Robberson is chief of the Europe Bureau for The Dallas Morning News. He arrived in July 2005 to cover Basra, Iraq. Last summer, he reported on the transition to the interim Iraqi government in Baghdad. E-mail him at trobberson@dallasnews.com.

Reporter Doug Swanson and photographer Michael Mulvey of The Dallas Morning News spent most of April 2006 in Baghdad and An Najaf, Iraq, with the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. In addition to their online reports, they maintained a blog. E-mail them at dispatches@dallasnews.com.

Vernon Smith Jr., an editor for The Dallas Morning News, was stationed in Iraq from April to May 2005. He was embedded in Baghdad with the 56th Brigade Combat Team of the Texas Army National Guard. E-mail him at vsmith@dallasnews.com.

Joel Rawson, senior vice president and executive editor of The Providence Journal, and John Freidah, staff photographer, were in Iraq in May 2005 to cover the 173rd Long Range Surveillance Detachment of the Rhode Island National Guard.

Ed Timms was stationed in Iraq from June to July 2004 as a senior reporter for The Dallas Morning News. He was embedded in Baghdad with the 1st Cavalry from Fort Hood, Texas. E-mail him at etimms@dallasnews.com.

Reporter Byron Harris and photojournalist Doug Burgess were in Fallujah, Iraq, to cover the Iraqi elections on Jan. 30, 2005. The WFAA-TV crew from Dallas documented the role that U.S. Marines played in Iraqis' quest for democracy. E-mail them at bharris@wfaa.com.

Gretel C. Kovach was stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, from December 2004 through January 2005 as a reporter for The Dallas Morning News. She covered the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. E-mail her at gkovach@dallasnews.com.

Photographer Cheryl Diaz Meyer of The Dallas Morning News arrived in July 2005 to cover Basra, Iraq. In 2003, she was embedded with U.S. troops during the Iraq war. E-mail her at cmeyer@dallasnews.com.