San Antonio Express-News Senior Reporter Sig Christenson was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Sig’s Iraq-related Express-News projects include “Witness to War,” a special section recounting the invasion and early occupation of Iraq; “The Only Retreat,” a three-part series detailing the sole U.S. defeat during the Iraq invasion, and stories on soldier and family stress resulting from repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, as his recent story titled “Ex-POW looks for fresh start 15 years after Iraq.” Later this month, Sig starts a new podcast for the San Antonio Express News called “Military City.” Find it & other free locally-focused podcasts at https://www.expressnews.com/podcasts/.