Uniquely Louisiana National Guard, 1st Lt. Peter Drasutis, fire support officer 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion, is a full-time painter and illustrator for Mardi Gras parades in the New Orleans area while serving his state and nation in the guard. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc Duncan Foote)
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1-141 Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) held their 181st Pass-In-Review ceremony this weekend at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. They also laid a wreath at the Washington Artillery Monument to honor those who have served before and sacrificed their lives for the defense of our great nation. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Duncan
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Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with G Company and D Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, hold a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana, Sept. 6, 2019. The 2-238th is sending more than 50 Guardsmen, including two father-son teams and one married couple, to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army
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By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – After spending three long weeks training for an upcoming deployment overseas, the Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 39th Military Police Company, 773rd MP Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group were ready to go home to their families and wind down with
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Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Bossetta retired from the Louisiana Army National Guard after 32 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, March 1. Bossetta, a New Orleans native, served as the assistant adjutant general – Army from 2017-2018. During that time, he was the principal
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By Spc. Megan Zander, Recruiting and Retention Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nappier, of West Monroe, was the first Louisiana Army National Guard noncommissioned officer to graduate from the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Dec. 12, 2018. Nappier explained that one of the highest
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