By 1st Lt. Alex Juan 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Officer HAMMOND, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid an emotional farewell to approximately 30 Airmen of the 236th Combat Communications Squadron during a deployment ceremony held at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Student Union Theater in Hammond, Dec. 14. The squadron is comprised […]
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La. National Guardsmen receive Purple Hearts By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – During a formal ceremony, two Louisiana National Guardsmen were presented the Purple Heart at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Warrior Family Support Center in San Antonio, Nov. 15. Pfc. Kevin Meyer, of Gonzales, and Pvt. Rhykem
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Approximately 120 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion returned home from a 365-day deployment to family, friends and fellow Guardsmen at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Nov. 23. “This is a great day
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First multi-component class graduates By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard trained active-duty Soldiers from Fort Polk, along with Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country during the first multi-component Warrior Leader Course at Camp Cook in Ball, La., Nov. 4-18. On Nov. 18, nearly
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By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 156th Army Band, 139th Regional Support Group, spent the weekend traveling around the state to support community Veterans Day events, Nov. 5-6. On Saturday, the unit spent the afternoon in Natchitoches attending Northwestern State University’s Military Appreciation
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By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) paid tribute to its fallen Soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony near the unit’s monument at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2011. “It is a great honor to be here to
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