Local Army Reserve soldiers prepare for Middle East deployment

As tensions rise in the Middle East, around 100 Army Reserve soldiers from the Special Troops Battalion, 89th Sustainment Brigade, prepare to deploy.

YOU CAN REMAINANONYMOUS.AS TENSIONS RISE IN THEMIDDLE EAST -- SOME OFOUR LOCAL TROOPS AREHEADING THERE SHORTLY.ONLY ON 41 ACTION NEWS- REPORTER NICKSTARLING TALKED TOSOLDIERS AS THEY SAYGOODBYE TO THEFAMILIES BEFOREDEPLOYMENT.IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAYHERE AT THE BELTONMIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THISDEPLOYMENT CEREMONYAS ABOUT 100 ARMYRESERVE MEN ANDWOMAN ARE ABOUT TO BEDEPLOYED OVERSEAS.IT"S THE SECOND TIMESTAFF SERGEANT THOMASCUPPETT IS DEPLOYING TOTHE Middle East.THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT.Staff Sgt.

Thomas Cuppett, 12and ahalf yearsIt"s going to be a bigchange with this one a lotmore contact with the familyand make sure the kids areokay, make sure they aredoing good in school andeverything.HE NOW HAS THESE TWOLITTLE DAUGHTERS--IT"S ONE OF THE LASTMOMENTS HE"LL SPENDWITH THEM AND HISWIFE"UNTIL HE GETSBACK.Tarah Cuppett, wifeOverwhelmed and I"mnervous about it.I"S A HARDCONVERSATION TO HAVEWITH DAUGHTERS SOYOUNGJust that their dad is going tobe gone for a little while, Idon"t think they reallyunderstand it yet they"reso little until he"s actuallygone.FOR OTHER SOLDIERSTHIS IS THE FIRSTDEPLOYMENT.Capt.

Melissa Lake, fromLeavenworth, kI"m pretty excited and Ibelieve in the mission and Ilike to do my part and helTHEY"RE PART OFAROUND A HUNDRED ARMYRESERVE ABOUT TO HEADON THEIR MISSIONS IN THEMiddle East.DURING THE CEREMONYTHE SOLDIERS HEARDABOUT WHAT"S TOCOME"WHILE THEIR FAMILIESALSO LISTEN IN THE BACK.THE SOLDIEKNOW"THEY"REHEADING TO A PLACEWHERE THERE"S A LOTOF UNREST.Staff Sgt.

Thomas Cuppett, 12and ahalf yearsThere"s alway tensiongoing on, hopefully wedon"t get too much of itbut we just got to go into it,hoping for the best.BUT KNOWING THEY ARETHERE FOR APURPOSE..KEEPING USSAFE BACK HOME.Staff Sgt.

Thomas Cuppett, 12and ahalf yearsThis is what I need to bedoing, I"ve always kind ofhad a service-minded goal formyself.Tarah Cuppett, wifeHe"s doing that foreverybody and we"ll beokay here.FOR THE SOLDIERSDEPENDING ON THEIRMISSION"THEY ARE BEINGDEPLOYED AT DIFFERENTTIMES FROM NOW UNTILMA