By Spc. Megan V. Zander, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The red, white, and blue flag stands tall in a room filled with current and former National Guardsmen and family members. Posted under the words “Never Forget,” the photos of eight Louisiana Soldiers hang proudly – Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Comeaux, Staff […]
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What better way to celebrate the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial than viewing original artifacts from the Battle itself? A temporary exhibit entitled “Defending the Bayou, Louisiana Citizen-Soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans” will be on display at the Louisiana National Guard Museums’, Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum, located on
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Outgoing state command sergeant major to retire after 41 years By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Stiefvater as its new senior enlisted leader during an official change of responsibility ceremony at Esler Field in Pineville, La., Dec.
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By Sgt. Greg Stevens and Spc. Noshoba Davis, 256th IBCT Public Affairs Representatives CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick L. Sandel, Jr., as its new senior enlisted advisor during an official Change of Responsibility ceremony on the parade field at Camp Beauregard,
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By Spc. Megan V. Zander, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – During a formal ceremony, four Louisiana National Guardsmen were presented the Purple Heart combat decoration in Fleming Hall at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 1. Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the LANG, told family and friends
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The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Oct.18, 2014, and its 176th Pass-in-Review ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Oct. 19, 2014.
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