Gov. O’Malley visits Maryland servicemembers in Iraq

Governor Martin O'Malley spent two days in Iraq last week, visiting with deployed Maryland soldiers and the men and women of the Maryland National Guard as part of a Department of Defense-sponsored mission.

In an email to his supporters, Gov. O'Malley said,

"Some of our servicemembers [in Iraq] are on their third tour of duty. Their bravery and fortitude is inspiring - and I was grateful for the opportunity to tell them in person how much we all appreciate their service."

While in Iraq, the governor visited with members of Maryland-based Army Reserve A Company of the 323 Military Intelligence Battalion and the Maryland-based Army Reserve 392 Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Task Force Raven. Gov. O'Malley joined Gov. Chet Culver of Iowa for a barbecue dinner with service members from the governors' two states.