La. National Guardsmen receive Purple Hearts By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – During a formal ceremony, two Louisiana National Guardsmen were presented the Purple Heart at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Warrior Family Support Center in San Antonio, Nov. 15. Pfc. Kevin Meyer, of Gonzales, and Pvt. Rhykem […]
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Approximately 120 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion returned home from a 365-day deployment to family, friends and fellow Guardsmen at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Nov. 23. “This is a great day
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First multi-component class graduates By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard trained active-duty Soldiers from Fort Polk, along with Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country during the first multi-component Warrior Leader Course at Camp Cook in Ball, La., Nov. 4-18. On Nov. 18, nearly
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By Tech. Sgt. Sienna M. Schehr 159th FW Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 214th Engineering Installation Squadron returned home just in time for the holidays to the Louis Armstrong International Airport, Nov. 17. The 20 Airmen received a warm welcoming from family, friends and other passengers after a
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By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 156th Army Band, 139th Regional Support Group, spent the weekend traveling around the state to support community Veterans Day events, Nov. 5-6. On Saturday, the unit spent the afternoon in Natchitoches attending Northwestern State University’s Military Appreciation
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BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the retirement of Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau from the Louisiana National Guard, and the appointment of Brig. Gen. Glenn Curtis as adjutant general. Landreneau will retire as the longest, current serving adjutant general in the nation with nearly fourteen years of service as head
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