By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) paid tribute to its fallen Soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony near the unit’s monument at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2011. “It is a great honor to be here to […]
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111014-F-VU198-322 BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal honors members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1022nd Engineer Company who are currently deployed to Afghanistan by flying a unit signed Engineer Flag over the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 14, 2011. The primary missions during this deployment consist of constructing base camps, providing
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Baton Rouge’s new $58.4 million Armed Forces Reserve Center, Oct. 14, which houses units of the Louisiana National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
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By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry 2-108th Cavalry Squadron Public Affairs Officer RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment and Natchitoches Central High School hosted the eighth annual Spur Challenge JROTC Competition at the St. Augustine Church in Melrose, La., Oct. 8. Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron, headquartered in Shreveport, provided more
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PINEVILLE, La. – Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid farewell to approximately 170 Soldiers of the 1086th Transportation Company during a deployment ceremony at Louisiana College in Pineville, Sept. 11. Governor Jindal said, “Today, we send the 1086th Company off to Afghanistan. We send you off because
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By Sgt. Robin C. Perry Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. of Baton Rouge said farewell to the Louisiana National Guard and 33 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 9. “John is a great American, a
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