Military father makes it his passion to help troops

When a Milwaukee father was separated from his daughter by war, he worked to bring her the comforts of home — and that passion to parent turned into a mission to support all military members.

If you had to fit your life into a 12-by-12 box, what are the essentials?

That’s a question Jeffery Bukowski asked himself 10 years ago when his daughter was deployed to Iraq.