"Photographs, interviews, communiqués, letters, and poetry, all stitched together by sensitive prose into a full-bodied narrative, make Private Soldiers a superb chronicle of an infantry battalion's year in Iraq. Reading it, I felt proud to be serving in the same Army with the 2-127th." (Lieutenant Colonel Art Bilodeau, Managing Editor, Military Review: The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army)
"Wisconsin soldiers have served the state and nation proudly and with distinction since the Civil War and continue to do so in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Private Soldiers will give readers a snapshot of 32nd Infantry 'Red Arrow' soldiers on today's battlefield as they adapt to new battle systems and take advantage of progressing technology — yet their dedication to duty, sacrifices, and self-less service endure." (Brigadier General James A. Krueck, Commander, Wisconsin Army National Guard, who also commanded the 32nd Infantry Brigade from Oct. 2000 to Oct. 2006)
"Peel away the body armor and the cammo, ignore the alphabet soup that is military speak and these infantry men half a world away are just neighbors from up the street or the town next door, citizens one day, soldiers the next, missing homes and loved ones and the Packers and Dodge trucks, mourning for comrades killed or wounded and sharing the eternal truths of soldiering: In any group of eight dudes someone is bound to smell bad. Making public the experiences of private soldiers is revealing." (Dennis McCann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
"These are powerful soldier stories that bring the war in Iraq home to citizens of Wisconsin . . . an important historical record of the men and women of our state who served in combat as part of the Wisconsin Army National Guard." (Frederica Freyberg, Wisconsin Public Television)
"If you have not journeyed into the Iraq war, this richly detailed narrative will take you there. If you have, this book will take you back." (Katherine M. Skiba, author of Sister in the Band of Brothers: Embedded with the 101st Airborne in Iraq)