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Illinois Guard Education Outreach Program continues to reach military children
November 30, 2011
The Illinois National Guard Educator's Guide to military children that is being given to Illinois school administrators.
Families deployed to Afghanistan put human face on National Family Week celebration
November 29, 2011
Army Spc. Stephen Shropshire (right) and brother Army Pfc. Joshua B. Shropshire pose stateside for a family photo December 2010. Stephen has since joined the active Army and both have been promoted and are currently deployed to separate posts in Afghanistan.
Bidens host holiday dinner for wounded warriors
November 23, 2011
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, enjoy spending time with service members and their families during a Thanksgiving dinner for wounded warriors in their home at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2011.
VA introduces Make the Connection: Shared Experiences and Support for Veterans
November 22, 2011
Veteran's Affairs Seal
Soldier learns to excel from those who never gave up on her
November 21, 2011
Army Pvt. Jennifer H. Roberts, center, marches out of the National Guard Patriot Academy gymnasium following the graduation ceremony of Class 12-01, Nov. 4, 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Roberts said that it was the Patriot Academy who gave her not a second, but a third chance to turn her life around and realize her potential.
Border mission Guard members serve communities on Veterans Day
November 18, 2011
Arizona Citizen-Soldiers serving in Operation Copper Cactus lead the military procession in their humvees during the Veterans Day parade in Tucson, Nov. 11. Soldiers volunteered their off-duty time to support the event which began with the opening of the Veterans' Memorial at the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe Cemetery. Hundreds from the community lined the streets of the parade route to cheer and salute the Soldiers.
Oregon Guard schedules events to link members of all services with jobs
November 16, 2011
Oregon National Guard emblem
JSLC: Citizen-Warrior unemployment rate unacceptable, effective reintegration essential, Panetta says
November 8, 2011
Left to right: Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Edward Baca; Air Force Lt. Gen. (ret.) John Conaway; Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) H Steven Blum; Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Davis (ret.) and Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the National Guard 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8. Baca, Conaway, Blum and Davis are former chiefs of the National Guard Bureau.
Guard, Reserve members can nominate best employers for Freedom award
November 2, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo
Obama calls on nation to honor military families, caregivers
November 2, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama greets a crowd of National Guard and local families during a Joining Forces community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011. The national initiative she launched with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, calls on all sectors of society to honor and support military families.