SOLDIERS BACK HOME, BRIEFLY
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 -- 8:21 AM
The Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team has completed three weeks of training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida.More than 3,000 soldiers now will complete final preparations at local armories before departing for their mobilization station in late February, en route to Iraq.
This is the largest operational deployment of Wisconsin Guard forces since World War II.
With Florida temperatures dipping into the 20s with drizzling rain and fog, the Wisconsin soldiers didn't get the warmth and sunshine they hoped for, but temperatures still topped the sub-zero readings in the Badger State while they were away.
The 32 Brigade includes units in Neillsville, Abbotsford, Eau Claire, Arcadia, Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids.
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