La. Guardsman honored with special awards ceremony

FORT POLK, La. – Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, thanks Spc. Alexas M. James of Mansura, La., for his service at the Fort Polk Warrior Family Support Center in Leesville, La., April 25, 2012. James, a member of the deployed 1086th Transportation Company from Bunkie, La., received the Combat Action Badge and the Purple Heart in a special awards ceremony held in his honor. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/RELEASED)