CARTHAGE, Mo. — Detective Chris Carriger traveled more than 6,000 miles to honor his boss, Sheriff Archie Dunn, with an award on Monday.

Although the travel was of a digital nature, the significance of his presence was not lost on the deputies and staff of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department.

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HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Connecticut Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (CTESGR) today announced that it presented the 2009 Pro Patria Award to The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG), for demonstrating exceptional support through leadership and personnel policies for employees in the National Guard and Reserve.

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DERBY – Bill Worth of Worth’s Seamless Rain Gutters was awarded for his support of employee Staff Sergeant Dave Sanville of Brownington, who deployed to Afghanistan.  Carla Watson, a volunteer with the Vermont Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented Worth with a handsome plaque Friday at his place of business.

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STUART, Fla. — The City of Stuart has been named as one of 130 semi-finalist in an unexpected contest for a prestigious federal award; the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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April 19, 2010 
Des Moines, IA – Farmers Cooperative Company (FC) signed a Statement of Support recently as a sign of the organization’s support for its employees who also serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

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Columbus, Miss. – April 21, 2010 – American Eurocopter has been nominated for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award honors employers who provide exceptional support to National Guard and Reserve personnel. It is the highest in a series of employer recognition awards given by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

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Marlborough - Real Estate Broker Ernie Houde was one of 35 business owners to be invited by the Massachusetts Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) committee to “Boss- Lift.”

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New Castle, Del. -- The Delaware Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced twenty-four civilian employers participated in the 2010 Delaware ESGR Bosslift on April 18, hosted by the Delaware Air National Guard, 166th Airlift Wing, in New Castle, Delaware.

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OTTUMWA — First Lieutenant Eric Reyman of Ottumwa smiled Saturday afternoon after stepping out of a Chinook helicopter and standing on solid ground at Ottumwa Regional Airport.

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Saipan - It was William Arthur Ward who said, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” American Red Cross Health & Safety coordinator Kennedy Benjamin made sure his appreciation for his employer came in a packaging far more impressive than a fancy gift wrapper.

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa An organization of volunteers who support the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. troops has presented PFGBEST Chairman and CEO Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr. an award for excellence in supporting employees who serve in the military.

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Des Moines, IA - Steve Daniels of RadioShack in West Des Moines received a Patriotic Employer Award recently from Iowa Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

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Overland Park, KS - Wyandot Center and PACES, Wyandotte County’s designated community mental health center, recently received a patriotic employer certificate of appreciation from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve organization. 

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The GBA affirmed its support of the National Guard and Reserve April 13, 2010, when the GBA Board approved and GBA President and CEO and former National Guardsman Joe Brannen signed a formal Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve sponsored by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

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The Huffington Post - Newsweek's April 19 cover story "America's Back! The Remarkable Tale of our Economic Turnaround" paints an aggressively optimistic picture of a future full of promise, pride and prosperity.

Some may find the piece reassuring; others may consider it one-sided. What shocked and disappointed me, however, was the omission of any mention of one of America's most pressing challenges and potential economic advantages: our returning veterans.

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La Crosse, WI - Logistics Health Inc. in La Crosse is one of three Wisconsin winners of the Pro Patria Award presented by the Wisconsin Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, for extraordinary support of their employees who serve in the Wisconsin National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve units.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three Tennessee employers are among 130 competing for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Three Michigan employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is given by the U.S. government to employers for exceptional support of their employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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Three Michigan employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is given by the U.S. government to employers for exceptional support of their employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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Des Moines, IA - The Finley Hospital was the only hospital recognized in Iowa with the Above and Beyond Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at an annual award luncheon on April 10 at the Sheridan West Des Moines Hotel.

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Tulsa, OK - A Claremore employer is one of three in Oklahoma selected as semifinalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Baker-Hughes Centrilift is among 130 semifinalists across the nation chosen from among 2,500 original nominations.

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ARLINGTON, VA - Three Ohio employers are semifinalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Montgomery, AL - A Montgomery company is one of three semifinalists in New York for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award – the government’s highest recognition of employers for exceptional support of their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

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Three Louisiana employers — pipe fabricator Stupp Corp. of Baton Rouge, Entergy Corp. and the New Orleans Police Department — have been selected as semifinalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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(AP) - Two South Dakota employers are in the running for a national award given for support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

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