Waukesha® Metal Products and the Milwaukee Bucks will honor Sergeant Anthony Mendez, Staff Sergeant Jon Eckert, Sergeant Sheldon Hill, Specialist Adam Payne and Specialist Sam Disher from the Plymouth based Brave Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery at one of the fifteen Hardwood Homecoming Veteran Salutes Bucks games on Nov. 23, 2013 against the Charlotte Bobcats.

These soldiers are just a few of the soldiers from the Plymouth based Brave Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery that recently returned home from a rare National Guard Fire Support mission. Bravo Battery was the first National Guard High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to perform fire support missions in Afghanistan.

Waukesha® Metal Products and the Milwaukee Bucks were proud to have the opportunity to say thank-you to Sergeant Anthony Mendez, Staff Sergeant Jon Eckert, Sergeant Sheldon Hill, Specialist Adam Payne and Specialist Sam Disher for their service and welcome them home to the hardwood. The commitment and sacrifice our military have shown for this country is valued by all; their courage and dedication has not gone unnoticed. Thank you Sergeant Anthony Mendez, Staff Sergeant Jon Eckert, Sergeant Sheldon Hill, Specialist Adam Payne and Specialist Sam Disher and the other members of your unit who have served our country, we cannot thank you enough.