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National Guard museum in Pineville looking for volunteers

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Louisiana Maneuvers and Military Museum at Camp Beauregard in Pineville is looking for volunteers to help tell the story of central Louisiana’s role in the defense of the United States of America. “We are looking for volunteers who are interested in helping keep our military history alive,” said

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La. National Guard hosts military kids’ camp in Bunkie

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Child and Youth Program hosted Kids’ AT 2018 at the Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center in Bunkie, June 11-15. Children and siblings of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen spent five days attending the fun, military-style summer camp,

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Louisiana Guard sends aviation support to Texas-Mexico border

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Following a request from the state of Texas and with the approval of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard sent an aviation team to provide air support to the U.S. Border Patrol, May 23. The LANG sent one LUH-72

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Retired Louisiana Guard general honored for lifetime of military service

By Staff Sgt. Greg Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness honored retired Brig. Gen. Robert J. LeBlanc during a special ceremony at the 256th armory in Lafayette, April 14. Col. William Rachal, the

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