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Published February 25, 2009, 12:00 AM

Soldiers

Bravo Company deploys


2nd Lt. Eric Shimon and his wife, Heidi, participate in the family day event at the New Richmond armory on Feb. 18. Heidi Shimon is a fifth-grade teacher at Hudson Prairie Elementary and coach of the high school's Raidaires dance team.

  • 2nd Lt. Eric Shimon and his wife, Heidi, participate in the family day event at the New Richmond armory on Feb. 18. Heidi Shimon is a fifth-grade teacher at Hudson Prairie Elementary and coach of the high school's Raidaires dance team.
  • The New Richmond armory gym is filled with soldiers and their family members during a send-off event on Wednesday, Feb. 18. All photos by Randy Hanson
  • Laurie Hatella of Westfields Hospital in New Richmond gives a neck massage to one of the young soldiers about to be deployed to Iraq.
  • Spc. Victor Wozniak, center, will be serving in Iraq with his father, 52-year-old Staff Sgt. Bruce Wozniak, right. The elder Wozniak is a Wisconsin state trooper who was stationed in Hudson in the mid-1990s. He served in the Army Special Forces in the first Gulf War. With Victor Wozniak is his girlfriend, Linda Abel of Andover, Minn.
  • Michael Solberg, right, takes a picture of a soldier and his family. Each soldier's family will receive a free portrait. Solberg, a new Richmond photographer, is a former Hudson resident.
  • A sign above the armory lunch counter has a message for the troops about to leave for Iraq: “Be safe! Make it home.”
  • The Hartmans attend a family day at the New Richmond armory to show their support for Pfc. Kevin Hartman, center, who has been deployed for a second tour in Iraq. From left are Kevin’s father, Glen; sister, Cassandra; brother, Keaton; mother, Debra; and grandparents Jean and Lyle Mickschl. Photo by Randy Hanson