ARLINGTON, Va.—Across the nation, members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families have the opportunity to give the gift of thanks to supportive employers this holiday season by nominating them for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Instead of the office in New Jersey, they observed them at a Florida Air Force base, on a runway that's blown up once a week just so it can be fixed.  They listened to New Jersey Air National Guard members describe the repairs as plumes of black smoke billowed from a plane set ablaze to teach other airmen firefighting skills.

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Area residents serving in the National Guard or Reserves who feel they’re well supported by their employers are encouraged to nominate them for a national award.  Dick Rue of Des Moines is field committee chairman of the Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve or ESGR.  Rue says employers are obligated to do certain things for citizen soldiers like having a comparable job waiting for the soldier when they come home from active duty and are ready to return to work. 

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Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is the recipient of an award that recognizes its support of the Guard and Reserves.

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ARLINGTON, Va. – Across the nation, members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families have the opportunity to give the gift of thanks to supportive employers this holiday season by nominating them for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. National Guard and Reserve members and their families are encouraged to visit www.FreedomAward.mil through January 18, 2010 to nominate employers for the 15^th Anniversary Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Award nominees will be recognized by the Department of Defense and announced in March 2010. The15 award recipients will be announced in early summer. 
 

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DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 9, 2009) – In accordance with Iowa Code, Broadlawns Medical Center Board of Trustees appointed Michael D. Treinen to fill the seat previously vacated by the resignation of  Judith Lahart in October. The vote came during a special meeting of the board on December 2, 2009. Trienen's term will run through December 2014. 

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Iowa National Guard and Reserve members and their families have five weeks left to nominate supportive employers for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, given to employers for their support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

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Spokane Valley businessman Jack Pring received a Patriot Award this week for watching over a soldier’s family.  “I believe Jack Pring is a true patriot,” Washington Army National Guard Specialist Walter Long said in his nomination of Pring for the award.

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Spec. Leigh Herring is back from Afghanistan, nursing the lingering wounds from a car bomb. With his savings and vacation days running out, the Illinois Army National Guardsman is about ready to return to his civilian job.

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Anchorage, Alaska – On Dec. 9, 2009, there will be 16 branch managers of Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union who will sign a Statement of Support for their Guard and Reserve employees at the credit union’s main branch on the corner of 36th Ave. and Denali at 11:45 a.m. They will join the 775 employers who have signed a Statement of Support with their local Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee. By signing with the Alaska ESGR committee, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union will publicly display their support of Alaska’s National Guard and Reserve components, and their defense of our state and nation.

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The Harrison County Military Support Group made 33 service men and women over seas very happy  Tuesday Dec. 1st. Over 50 volunteers met at the Cadiz Fire House and in 2 hours 66 boxes were assembled, packed and secured to be sent out. Volunteers from Wintersville, Smithfield, Scio, Jewett, Hopedale, Freeport, Cadiz and other areas of the county came together and filled boxes with goodies.

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(Bangor) – Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) is the Maine 2009 recipient of the Pro Patria award from the Maine Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program. The Pro Patria award recognizes employers who demonstrate exceptional support for our national defense by adopting personnel policies that make it easier for employers to participate in the National Guard and Reserve. This award is given to one business or organization per state annually.

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Two Powhatan men who returned home recently from military service felt like they owed their employers and coworkers a thank you, for the support they were given during deployment and for picking up the slack, so to speak, while they were gone.

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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Tech Sgt. Brian Belk squinted and looked to the sky, attempting to regain his bearings. The sight of a few palm trees in the near distance might have given the Westampton resident some reassurance as to where he was.

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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - They saw their employees as they had never seen them before.

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To have the right to reemployment under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, after a period of service in the uniformed services, you must meet (and be prepared to document that you meet) these six conditions:

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Guam - Captain Josephine Blas, Public Affairs Director, for the Guam-CNMI Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) announced today that a “Briefing with the Boss” will be conducted this Friday, beginning at 10:30 a.m. with public and private employers scheduled to attend.\

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The Tempe Chamber participates in the ESGR program, and invites all interested members to learn more. The ESGR promotes cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers. It assists in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment, guides employers on federal laws relating to employing members of the military, and trains businesses how to create policies that are mutually beneficial to them and their service member employees.

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FAIRFAX, Va. – (Business Wire) ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq: MANT) announced that is has received the Patriot Award for extraordinary support to employees who serve in the U.S. National Guard and Reserves. The award is sponsored by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). ManTech was nominated for the award by Ronald Cameau, a cyber intelligence specialist for ManTech and a member of the U.S. Army Reserves.

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GULFPORT — A pre-deployment briefing for members of the Mississippi Army National Guard 287th Engineer Group and their families will be held today and Sunday to help as the Lucedale unit prepares for their impending mobilization and deployment to Iraq.

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) was recently presented with two awards from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR): the Liberty Bell Award and the Patriot Award. The ESGR is a Department of Defense (DoD) organization which focuses on promoting cooperation and understanding between National Guard and Reserve members and their civilian employers.

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American Buildings Co., Eufaula, Ala., and Curtis Ketchmark, a supervisor at the ABC plant in El Paso, Ill., recently received a Patriotic Employer Award. Each year the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve honors employers and supervisors for outstanding support of the Guard and Reserve. Recipients of a Patriotic Award must be nominated by a service member or their family.

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Tennessee Highway Patrol Capt. David Allred receives the “Patriotic Employer” Award from the committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. With him are Col. Larry O’Rear, USAF retired, and THP Sgt. Joe Agee. Agee, who is Sgt. Major Agee in the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, is soon to be deployed to Iraq for a second tour of duty.
 

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American Buildings Co. (ABC) and Curtis Ketchmark, a supervisor at the company’s El Paso, Texas, plant, received a Patriotic Employer Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Each year ESGR honors employers and supervisors for their outstanding support of military members. Recipients must be nominated by a service or family member.

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