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SPC Drake honored by Troops in Afghanistan

By Capt. Kymberly Koenig, 1st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Soldiers and leaders gathered with heavy hearts in the Enduring Faith Chapel, June 3, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to honor Spc. Christopher Rashawn Drake, 1084th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, Reserve, La. He was killed May 26 of injuries sustained after a […]

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La. “Bulldawg” Guardsmen endure Survivor Dash

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / June 9, 2013

By Capt. Johnnie Brown, 139th Regional Support Group Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion competed in a week-long “Bulldawg Competition” at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., June 9. Nine squads of six members competed all week on everything from weapons qualification to proper procedures for traffic and

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In Honor of the Fallen

Around The State, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Our Fallen / By Louisiana National Guard / June 7, 2013

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office The Louisiana National Guard has lost a member of its family, Spc. Christopher R. Drake, 20, of Tickfaw, La. He died on May 26 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade. Christopher died on a weekend when we made time

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SOLDIER OF STEEL

Around The State, Community Involvement, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard / By Louisiana National Guard / June 5, 2013

The National Guard Bureau has partnered with Warner Bros. and their upcoming film “Man of Steel” to showcase the service of the men and women of the National Guard. NGB has chosen Superman as a comparative character because he is an everyday citizen seeking to serve his community, much like National Guard Citizen-Soldiers. Also, just

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La. Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion welcomes new leader

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 23, 2013

By Capt. Johnnie Brown Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 139th Regional Support Group BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Mark A. Howard as their new commander during an official change of command ceremony on the parade field at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., May 19. Howard of Baton

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Korean War vet receives Purple Heart after 59 years

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 21, 2013

BATON ROUGE – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, presented Johnnie Mosby, a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, with a Purple Heart at the 769th Engineer Battalion armory, May 19, 2013. Mosby was shot in the left elbow in 1953 and taken hostage as a prisoner of war. He

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