Ceremony – Page 34 – Louisiana National Guard

NOLA’s historic artillery battalion holds annual ceremonies

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – 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 annual Pass-in-Review ceremony at […]

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Louisiana Guardsman earns coveted Expert Infantryman Badge

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Louisiana National Guard / August 27, 2014

By Sgt. Greg Stevens, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative CAMP NAVAJO, Ariz. – One Louisiana National Guardsman from the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently earned the esteemed Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Navajo in northern Arizona. Of the 135 that attempted, only six succeeded. Spc. Brian Smith with A Company, 2nd

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La. National Guard graduates new class of officers

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Louisiana National Guard / August 27, 2014

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment held a graduation ceremony to commission 18 new officers at Camp Beauregard Theatre in Pineville, Aug. 16. The mission of Louisiana’s Officer Candidate School is to train, mentor and commission the future leaders of the Army National Guard. The 199th Leadership Regiment has conducted an

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La. Guard Airmen welcomed home following deployment

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Louisiana National Guard / August 20, 2014

By 2nd Lt Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office KENNER, La. – Airmen from the 159th Security Forces Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, returned home from a five-month deployment during a welcome-home event in New Orleans, La., Aug 7. The Airmen were greeted by family, friends and co-workers when they arrived at

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La. Guard’s adjutant general inducted into Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / July 30, 2014

By Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office ANGOLA, La – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum, in Angola, La., July 25, 2014. The hall of fame was

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La. Guard YCP graduate receives $20,000 scholarship

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / July 3, 2014

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Preston Ponder received a $20,000 scholarship from the National Youth Foundation at the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe Program Gala in New Orleans, June 28. Ponder is a graduate of the LANG’s Camp Minden YCP in Minden, La., and currently attends Louisiana Tech University

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