2 Points

Wounded warrior shares his experiences with Army Guard audience (www.ngb.army.mil)

Education was the goal of Wounded Warrior Awareness Day held here at the Army National Guard Readiness Center yesterday. “What we want to do today is educate ourselves,” so we can take action,... More

Tags: wounded warriors,us army,national guard,army national guard,wounds,experiences

Submitted 13 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

West Hartford Panel Working To Help Veterans (www.courant.com)

Peggy Gray, wife of a Vietnam War veteran and mother of a disabled Iraq war vet, wants to make sure that former service members from West Hartford are getting the benefits they've earned. So does... More

Tags: west hartford,vietnam war veteran,veterans affairs,army national guard,army national reserves,gaps in services

Submitted 27 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

New Army Recruiting Tactic: Obama will "Get Us Out of Iraq" (www.vetvoice.com)

Well that didn't take long. Polls across America had been closed for less than 24 hours and Army Career Counselors were already exploiting Barack Obama's victory in an effort to recruit former... More

Tags: iraq,army counselors,recruiting,former soldiers,veteran,army reserves,army national guard

Submitted 27 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Bad times good for Guard (timesunion.com)

Tough economic times are leading a record number of men and women across the state to consider service in the New York Army National Guard. Local recruiters and new soldiers say economic and... More

Tags: new york,national guard,army national guard,economy,deployments,enlistment,education

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Advocacy group assails care of Alaska Guard (thesewardphoenixlog.com)

A national military advocacy group says the post-deployment challenges facing Alaska’s Army National Guard are more daunting and widespread than any the group has seen.

Tags: alaska national guard,military advocacy,veterans for america,army national guard

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

DoD Announces Death of New York Army National Guard Soldier (readme.readmedia.com)

The Department of Defense today announced the death of a New York Army National Guard Soldier serving in Afghanistan.

Tags: department of defense,new york,army national guard,military deaths

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

S.D. Guard unit to be redeployed (www.argusleader.com)

One of the most highly decorated Army National Guard batteries in South Dakota is going back to war. In all, more than 370 soldiers from 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery and the 147th Forward... More

Tags: south dakota,army national guard,1st battalion,147th field artillery,147th forward support company,iraq

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Guard mourns 7 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq (www.ngb.army.mil)

Seven members of the Army National Guard lost their lives on Sept. 18 after their CH-47 Chinook crashed near Tallil, Iraq.

Tags: national guard,army national guard,tallil,iraq,chinook,helicopter,oklahoma,texas

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Gates: Spending for National Guard reaches record (ap.google.com)

Funding for the National Guard has reached a record level amid the largest mobilization of America's citizen soldiers since World War II, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.

Tags: secretary of defense robert gates,national guard,army national guard,world war ii,department of defense,iraq,air national guard

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |