Route 51 marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. Guests will be two local men who served in the conflict and had their lives changed by it. Brian Jopek of Merrill is a Staff Sergeant and Public Affairs Officer with the Wisconsin Army Guard who spent a year in Mosul and is scheduled to be deployed next week to Guantanamo. In August of 2006, he lost his 20 year old son Ryan to a roadside bomb. Steve Horvath also served in the Iraq War, after a three year stint in the Peace Corps. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Agent for UW Extension Wood County.
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