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PINEVILLE, La. – Col. Michael J. Borrel of Marksville, La., receives the Legion of Merit from Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard and Command Sgt. Maj. Tommy Caillier, the state’s senior enlisted leader, at his retirement ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., April 22, 2012. Borrel, a native of and longtime resident of Marksville, retired with 34 years of service. He will continue to service as the state’s director of education programs. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Longstreet/241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)