September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. Suicide is a major public health problem. This video contains messages from around the Louisiana National Guard regarding how to identify and assist someone who may be thinking about harming themselves. Remember, if you are concerned about someone you know, and you think they may be considering suicide, you can […]
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – The First Lady of Louisiana formally presented a special award to a special youth leader for her exceptional service to children of Louisiana National Guardsmen at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 26. Kelsey Roach, of Jefferson Parish,
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Louisiana National Guard’s Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –Family and friends filled the seats and the aisles at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in Alexandria, La., to bid the Louisiana National Guard’s 844th Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, farewell during a deployment ceremony, Aug. 18. The 844th, based in Pineville, La., with two
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office Public Affairs CARVILLE, La. – More than 1,200 Louisiana Air and Army National Guardsmen and family members participated in a Yellow Ribbon Training Symposium at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in New Orleans, July 27-28. Soldiers and Airmen in the pre-, during or post-overseas deployment cycle, along with spouses,
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For two days, sons and daughters of Louisiana National Guardsmen get a brief glimpse of what their parents do as Soldiers and Airmen during the 2013 LANG Kids Annual Training in Norwood, La., June 26-27, 2013
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BATON ROUGE, La. –The Louisiana National Guard, along with family and friends, welcomed home members of the 756th Area Support Medical Company at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, July 4. Based out of Carville, more than 65 Soldiers returned just in time for the holiday weekend from Afghanistan while in support of
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