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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

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Some Gave All - National Guard Casualties (www.ngb.army.mil)

This page is dedicated to the memories of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen lost while defending our nation's principles on 9/11, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation... More

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Thousands of Ill. Nat'l Guardsmen prepare for deployment (abclocal.go.com)

Most are headed to Afghanistan next month. Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II. They are going to global hot spots. And... More

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W.Va. National Guard social worker seeks assistance for returning vets (www.register-herald.com)

Unaware help is available, or reluctant to seek it in deference to the stigma society attaches to mental disorders, many war-weary veterans are self-medicating and abusing alcohol, or getting flawed... More

Tags: veterans,ptsd,posttraumatic stress disorder,veterans issues,veterans administration,west virginia,national guard,west virginia national guard

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Vets groups raise funds for hard-hit Guardsman (www.armytimes.com)

Spc. Glenn Barker is trying to recover after suffering a traumatic brain injury while serving in Iraq, the death of his 15-year-old son earlier this year, and flood damage that left his home... More

Tags: spc glenn barker,iraq,tbi,traumatic brain injury,american legion,heroes to hometowns,missouri veterans commission,insurance,repairs,national guard

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National Guard unit receives a proper goodbye (www.enctoday.com)

More than a hundred military personnel, family members and politicians gathered at Tanglewood Church of God on Saturday morning to formally send off the 239 soldiers assigned to Company E of the 230th... More

Tags: north carolina,national guard,north carolina national guard,30th heavy brigade combat team,deployments,iraq

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Guard's major general vows to help all vets (www.unionleader.com)

MAJ. GEN. Kenneth Clark, adjutant general of the New Hampshire National Guard, offered his definition of what constitutes a veteran yesterday at a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Hampshire Veterans... More

Tags: national guard,major general kenneth clark,new hampshire,new hampshire national guard,veterans day,wars,iraq,afghanistan

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Woman protests deployment of Guard (www.statesmanjournal.com)

As of Sunday, a Corvallis woman had been camped out on the Capitol steps for nine days to protest next spring's planned deployment of 3,500 Oregon Army National Guard troops to Iraq and... More

Tags: protests,deployments,national guard,oregon,oregon national guard

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Guard opening UAV fliers school (www.airforcetimes.com)

The second schoolhouse for pilots and sensor operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Air Force is under construction — by the National Guard. “We’re going to be the first off-shoot from... More

Tags: air force,national guard,nevada,california,uav

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Back to Afghanistan (wluctv6.com)

The 1431st Michigan Army National Guard unit out of Calumet is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in less than a month. One-hundred-thirteen soldiers from the unit will report for active duty on... More

Tags: michigan,michigan army national guard,national guard,calumet,afghanistan,deployments,camp shelby

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