The Washington Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense (DOD), honored Jim Sinegal, President and CEO, with a Patriot Award in recognition of Costco’s extraordinary support of its employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

Some local business owners and managers who participated in the weekend "Boss Lift" program for the 32nd Infantry Brigade returned home on Sunday.

When 10-year-old Paul Clark's father was deployed to Iraq last year, Paul had no one to take him fishing. Dr. Mark Williams immediately stepped in, and that would be just one of many things the local veterinarian would do for the Clark family while National Guard Spc. E-4 Brandon Clark was deployed.

MITRE Corporation of Bedford, Massachusetts was presented the Above & Beyond Award for their outstanding support of its military member workforce.

Boss Lift is sponsored by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a U.S. Department of Defense agency that encourages employers to support and value their workers' military service

Steve Ballmer was recognized for his and Microsoft's outstanding support with an "Above and Beyond" award on behalf of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and Microsoft employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

First Federal Bank has announced that CEO Larry J. Brandt and Eastern Division Executive Vice President Jeff Brandt each have received a Patriot Award from the Arkansas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

Little Rock's Dassault Falcon Jet was honored today by the Department of Defense for its outstanding patriotic support to America's soldiers and airmen.

CAMBRIDGE MA. 16 March, 2009. with Harvard University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities of the United States as a backdrop, Chief Gerald Reardon, head of The Cambridge Fire Department accepted ESGR's Above and Beyond Award.

Verizon Business in Tulsa, Oklahoma recently signed a Statement of Support Certificate with the Oklahoma Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Oklahoma State Chair, BG Gary Bray (Ret) and Representatives from the Baker Hughes Centrilift.

For those serving in the National Guard or U.S. Army Reserves, the call to duty can put a strain on the employee-employer relationship. So when an employer accommodates a soldier's duty, recognition is in order.

The Celldex Therapeutics Corporation has a policy to seek out military members and provides a comfortable work environment for Reservists, Guardsmen and returning veterans.