Bill Osmulski got married in August 2013. He and his Wisconsin National Guard unit were deployed to Kuwait just six months later.
The War on Terror veteran served two years and two tours of duty in the Middle East, including in Iraq. As a soldier in the administrative wing — at points teaching Iraqi soldiers how to write press releases and use social media — the work wasn’t dangerous. But the deployments for a newlywed were anything but convenient.
“For the first three years of my marriage, I was deployed for two of them,” Osmulski, content director at the Madison-based MacIver Institute, told The Federalist Thursday during a phone interview. “Yes, there’s always a reason not to go.”
Lots of reasons. But Osmulski and his comrades put their lives on hold when their country called.
Walz Chooses Politics Over His Battalion
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had his reasons for leaving, too. In March 2005, after 24 years in the National Guard, Walz called it quits. He wanted to run for Congress. He departed in the middle of a six-year enlistment — and amid talk of mobilization — to pursue his political dream.
Walz, a “neighborly” socialist tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, at the time said service is service.
“As Command Sergeant Major I have a responsibility not only to ready my battalion for Iraq, but also to serve if called on. I am dedicated to serving my country to the best of my ability, whether that
