By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the past two weeks, the nation has remembered both the 15-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the 19-year anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11, all while the state of Louisiana remains in the midst of two emergency […]
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In this latest guard minute Soldiers provide COVID19 testing at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during a commodities distribution event to assist evacuated citizens from Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. David Kirtland)
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By: Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Lafayette native Spc. Connor McGuffee, Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, dove head first into his military career by completing both the U.S. Army’s Airborne and Ranger School right after finishing basic
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PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, a 26-year-old graduate of the LANG’s Youth Challenge Program and a Soldier in 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became an Army Ranger after he successfully completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Oct. 10, 2019. “An opportunity presented itself to go, so
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