Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began nearly a decade ago, more than 20,000 soldiers from Maryland have deployed overseas. About 156 Maryland soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan and 37 have died. On Saturday, the Pentagon confirmed one more death: Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, of the Maryland National Guard was killed during a Feb. 25 attack on the Afghan Interior Ministry. On that same day, in the safety of the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel, state officials welcomed home approximately 30 of Marchanti’s fellow guard members after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan with the …