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By 1st Lt. Joe Trovato
Wisconsin National Guard
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin National Guard recognized Military Spouse Appreciation Day during a May 10 homecoming ceremony for the 97th Agribusiness Development Team.
Gov. Scott Walker used the venue to issue a proclamation in honor of the day, as he highlighted the importance of military families during an address to family and friends attending the ceremony.
“Special thanks again, as we always do at both deployments and welcome homes, but to our family members,” the governor said shortly after the 97th’s 11 soldiers and airmen returned to Wisconsin from Afghanistan.
“It’s Military Spouse Appreciation Day across the State of Wisconsin, and we thought what better place to do it than when we have our families back together,” he said.
The Friday before Mother’s Day is Military Spouse Appreciation Day nationwide each year.
In his own proclamation, President Barack Obama called military spouses “the core of our armed forces,” while urging all to take note of their contributions and sacrifices.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Donald P. Dunbar, the adjutant general of Wisconsin, wrote, “America’s military has an outstanding legacy of service, sacrifice, and victory. The foundation of this legacy is the military spouse, who supports his or her soldier, airman, sailor, Marine, or Coast Guardsman through thick and thin.”
During the homecoming ceremony, Dunbar again acknowledged the importance of families in the success of the National Guard.
“I want to thank the families,” he said. “I don’t care if it is a year, or four months, or four hours, that was time your loved ones were overseas in harm’s way. I know it was difficult. I know it was not easy.”
“The difficulty of carrying the load for you and your soldier, you took all that on, and worried about them full-time,” he added.
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 05.13.2013 16:01 |
| Story ID: | 106852 |
| Location: | MADISON, WI, US |
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