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Washington Artillery holds annual traditional ceremonies

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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh and Sgt. Renee Seruntine, Louisiana National Guard 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Dec. 3, and its 178th yearly pass-in-review ceremony at […]

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La. Guard, partners host third annual disabled Veterans Hunt

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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Hunters Enriching Lives of People (HELP) and the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) to host the third annual deer hunt weekend for disabled veterans at the Camp Beauregard Wildlife

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La. Guard’s Basic Leader Course now multicomponent

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By Sgt. Nashoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) Basic Leader Course at Camp Cook in Ball is now known as the One Army School System BLC, making it the first multi-component noncommissioned officer academy in the National Guard. The school

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Louisiana National Guard’s New Orleans museum opens new exhibit

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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The La. National Guard Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans will open a new, free to the public exhibit showing the LANG’s role in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) Nov. 18

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ welcomes new leader

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 By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th IBCT Public Affairs Office   LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed incoming commander Lt. Col. William Tito Rachal during an official change of command ceremony at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Nov. 6. Rachal, a Merryville native, assumed command from Col.

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La. National Guard commander retires after 33 years of service

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By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – After nearly 33 years of faithful service to the U.S. military, Col. Brian P. Champagne, head of the Louisiana National Guard’s information technology and a resident of Belle Chasse, retired during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Nov. 5. Champagne joined

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