La. Guard aviation unit receives award

NEW ORLEANS – Col. John L. Bonnette II, Commander of the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, receives the Founders and Patriots of America’s 2012 Outstanding National Guard Unit Award from William Allerton and Chester Mehurin, members of the Louisiana Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America at Jackson Barracks, April 5. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Rushing/241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)