Guard families brace for July 4

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By ELIZABETH PUTNAM
For the Daily Tribune
With the Fourth of July only days away, friends and families of members of the Wisconsin National Guard 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry are focused on keeping their spirits high as they adjust to life without their loved ones.

"It's so fresh and new to these families," said Jessica Klement, leader of a support group for families with loved ones in the Eau Claire-based unit and wife of Sgt. Jim Klement, who is with the battalion. "We need to keep the morale up."
The 680 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, which includes Wausau residents, left Volk Field in western Juneau County last week for Mississippi, where they will train before heading to Iraq. About 4,000 family members and friends attended a send-off Wednesday that marked the first deployment of a Wisconsin National Guard combat arms unit since World War II.

For Debra Busko of Wausau, the adjustment has been difficult. Her youngest son, David Busko, 21, was planning to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business in the fall on a scholarship, before he was called to duty.

"I never thought he'd end up going, but it was always in the back of my mind," Debra Busko said.

David Busko's scholarship will be waiting for him when he returns, Debra Busko said. The soldiers likely will serve an 18-month tour before returning.

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[Career Prole]

1. Best of luck to Debra and Dave.

"For Debra Busko of Wausau, the adjustment has been difficult. Her youngest son, David Busko, 21, was planning to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business in the fall on a scholarship...
...David Busko's scholarship will be waiting for him when he returns, Debra Busko said"

Just remember come Election Day that the pretender-in-chief didn't make his business school experience wait for him eighteen months.

[Sugarbleus]

2. Well said!! .......................... n/t