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About 60 Wisconsin employers made a

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special trip to texas this weekend to

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visit their employees in the Wisconsin

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National Guards , 32nd Infantry Brigade

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combat Team , the Wisconsin National

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Guard . In the Wisconsin , employer

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support of Guard and Reserve , or ES .

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GR , teamed up to organize the flight .

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The trip provided a chance to

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experience the soldier in half of their

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employees lives as they prepared for

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deployment . At Fort Bliss , the

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employers tried on body armor , rode in

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a vehicle crash simulator and eight

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military field rations . In addition to

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seeing their employees , it's been a

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great experience , uh , both in terms

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of hooking up with my employee soldier

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as well as experiencing the military

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environment they go through . Before

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leaving Fort Bliss , employers signed a

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statement of support for the service of

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their employees . For Joint Force

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Headquarters Madison Wisconsin . I'm

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Army private dan Delgrosso .