Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office The Louisiana National Guard has lost a member of its family, Spc. Christopher R. Drake, 20, of Tickfaw, La. He died on May 26 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade. Christopher died on a weekend when we made time […]
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The National Guard Bureau has partnered with Warner Bros. and their upcoming film “Man of Steel” to showcase the service of the men and women of the National Guard. NGB has chosen Superman as a comparative character because he is an everyday citizen seeking to serve his community, much like National Guard Citizen-Soldiers. Also, just
By Capt. Johnnie Brown Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 139th Regional Support Group BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Mark A. Howard as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony on the parade field at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., May 19. Howard of Baton
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BATON ROUGE – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, presented Johnnie Mosby, a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, with a Purple Heart at the 769th Engineer Battalion armory, May 19, 2013. Mosby was shot in the left elbow in 1953 and taken hostage as a prisoner of war. He
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by Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Soldiers from a Louisiana National Guard military engagement team to Haiti visited children at the Sant Mete Men Pou Defann Dwa Timoun (SMDT) Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 18, 2013. The Guardsmen donated toys, candy, clothing and other various supplies to
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Capt. Ebony Carter, Louisiana National Guard’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator talks about some common misconceptions when it comes to reporting sexual harassment or assault and what you can do if you or someone you know is in need of help.
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