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Northeast Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association and Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association are joining together to do something unique this year during their show held in Oshkosh May 28th – May 31st. We are collecting items to ship oversees to our troops.
The deployment of troops from Wisconsin this spring was the largest one time deployment in Wisconsin history. Thousands of members from the 32nd infantry brigade combat team said goodbye to Wisconsin and headed for Fort Bliss, Texas for their last weeks of training before shipping out to Iraq at the end of April and early May.
Among those, is one of our own, Rebecca Bitters (Rymer). Rebecca is a member of the 32nd Military Police Company and is currently in training in Texas. She will be heading to Kuwait and then on to Bagdad with the rest of her troop for a one year tour of duty.
Rebecca leaves behind her husband, Adam, dog Monty, two cows, and of course her Quarter Horses which she showed as a youth and amateur. Rebecca also served as Vice President of NEWQHA until her deployment.
We felt, as an organization, we wanted to show our support to those who are sacrificing so much for us. A partial list of items is included below and will be boxed up and sent to our Wisconsin troops. If you do not want to mess with buying the items, cash is always accepted. The money will be used for purchasing the needed items and postage for shipping them overseas.
Thank you in advance. If you have any questions, you can contact Janelle at 920-591-0822 or email riseaboveranch@centurytel.net

Soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deplane at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 23 to begin their post-mobilization training at McGregor Range, N.M. in preparation for their deployment to Iraq later this spring. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Thyiest Mosley, 5th Armored Brigade). Photo supplied by 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

(Rebecca is the fourth person up the stairs.)

List of items needed:

- Q-tips
- Wet Wipes (must be unscented and alcohol free)
- Green army socks
- Fleece blankets (the rolled ones found everywhere!)
- Little soft paint brushes (1 or 2 inch) –to wipe the sand off everything!

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