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Washington Artillery remembers their fallen

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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Gov. Bobby Jindal honors Guard’s 1022nd Engineers

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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La. Soldiers, Marines celebrate new Armed Forces Center

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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Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron hosts annual Spur Challenge

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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Army ROTC prepares for Ranger Challenge

La. Guardsmen help train, provide equipment By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Army ROTC cadets learned how to correctly operate and maneuver Zodiac inflatable boats provided by Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, near the Bonnet Carre Spillway in

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Soldiers, community commemorate 9/11 with Freedom Walk

By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard participated in the Louisiana Freedom Walk, Sept. 11, at Audubon Park in New Orleans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The 1.9-mile trek around Audubon Park, sponsored by Operation Homefront Louisiana, raised awareness of

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