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La. National Guard Soldiers welcomed home from overseas

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home members of the 926th Engineer Company from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, La., April 14. Governor Jindal said, “It is truly an honor to welcome back home these brave men and women. We will be forever […]

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1-244th Helicopter Assault Battalion’s Change of Command Ceremony

HAMMOND, La. – During the 1-244th Helicopter Assault Battalion’s Change of Command Ceremony, Lt. Col. Jonathon Ballard Sr. relinquishes command to Lt. Col. John Bonnette as the unit looks on in Hammond, La., April 1, 2012. Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis also presented Ballard with the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of his exemplary service

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CENLA resident inducted into La. Guard Hall of Fame

By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – Friends, family and fellow Guardsmen gathered in Minden, March 16, to honor retired Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny R. Morrow as he was inducted into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame. Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, the adjutant general of the LANG,

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Krewe of Chaos Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 16, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group provides the Color Guard for the. The Color Guard is the lead unit for the parade throughout the streets of New Orleans to honor the nation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/Released Released

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Freedom Salute Awards ceremony

120212-A-RG802-050 BATON ROUGE, La. – , made by Louisiana National Guard youth, stands before the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion’s formation during the Freedom Salute Awards ceremony, Feb. 12, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, La. During the weekend’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training, approximately 325 Guardsmen and family members came together to learn and

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Louisiana National Guard Soldiers return home

204th Theater Airfield Operations Group completes fourth deployment By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – After serving for nearly a year in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 20 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group returned home, Feb. 10, to ecstatic family and

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