There were tears of joy and cheers of praise in Oak Creek yesterday as the families and friends ofmembers of the Wisconsin Army National Guards 121st artillery unit got a hero’s welcome.The unit suffered one casualty during its yearlong mission in Iraq, and the name of Corporal Stephen Castner came up often during yesterday’s ceremony. Gil Halsted prepared this report…
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