March 19 marked the fourth anniversary of the Iraq Conflict. The wild optimism that marked the start of the conflict - that it would be over in weeks - long since has faded. The troops stationed 58 miles north of Baghdad at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, the nation's biggest base, hail from the Texas National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade - 2,500 soldiers from 46 states spanning the Deep South, Midwest, the Rocky Mountains, New York and California.
