Fort McCoy — They're the first to awaken, the last to go to sleep and usually the last to get fed. Wisconsin Army National Guard cooks provide a different kind of fuel and ammunition that's just as important as bullets, mortars and diesel, perhaps even more so. If it's true that an army marches on its stomach, then Wisconsin National Guard units are well-equipped. "How many restaurants do you know that can set up out in the woods at a moment's notice and feed a couple hundred people?" said Maj. John Koeppen, the second in command of Oak Creek-based Headquarters Co., 257th Brigade Support Battalion. Though Army cooks over the decades have gotten a bad reputation — remember Hawkeye...
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