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Ron Alvey ©Stars and StripesSlavonski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December, 1997: Army National Guard soldiers from Leesburg, Va.-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division — the first Guard infantry unit to be deployed since 1968 — leave "Troll Village" under the Slavonski Brod bridge as they respond to a report of a disturbance. Happily, it turned out to be a local wedding celebration.

RELATED MATERIAL: A 1998 Stars and Stripes story about the Virginia National Guard unit in Bosnia, with more photos.

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