Frederica Freyberg:
In February, producer Art Hackett covered one unit of the brigade’s departure for training in Texas.

Art Hackett:
As deployment to Iraq approached, Wisconsin National Guard members from the 32nd assembled in an armory. The drill floor had the feel of a 1950s-era high school gym. Soldiers were surrounded by symbols of their division. A flag, a wooden cutout on the wall, a plaque inscribed with the name the French gave the unit during World War I. The 21 soldiers departing to Florida are members of the headquarter’s detachment – 105th cavalry. Three thousand, five hundred other soldiers were boarding buses across the state. All wear the same shoulder patch with the rendering of the Red Arrow.

Scott Van Zeeland:
I know the Red Arrow has a rich history in the state of Wisconsin and to wear the patch and have a highway named after you, it's a pretty big deal so I wear it proudly.

Art Hackett:
Wisconsin's highway 32 runs from Land O' Lakes to Kenosha. It was named in honor of the division.

Jeff Hongisto:
32nd Brigade has a history into World War I and II.

Art Hackett:
Jeff Hongisto is the squadron’s executive officer. He and many comrades have already served in Iraq.

Jeff Hongisto:
The mission over there, the people see the Red Arrow patch, they are well aware of the 32nd Brigade and what we can do and accomplish.

Frederica Freyberg:
Art Hackett reporting.