Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) member companies Dollar General and Food Lion were honored yesterday with the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for their extraordinary support of National Guard and Reserve servicemen and servicewomen.

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View videos from last night's SECDEF Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony at www.FreedomAward.mil

Middletown, Del. — The Delaware field office for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is seeking dedicated volunteers to assist in their mission to promote a culture where all Delaware employers support and value the military service of their employees.  
 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It was an early August morning as 19 employers from various business sectors across Ohio sat and listened to a pre-flight briefing prior to boarding a KC 135 Stratotanker. The mission on this particular morning happens to be a 2 hour and 30 minute air refueling training operation with an E-8C surveillance aircraft.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2010 – Fifteen U.S. companies nominated by their employees received Defense Department awards yesterday for outstanding support to the Guard and Reserve members they employ.

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Farm equipment maker John Deere was recently recognized for its support of employees who are in the Reserves or National Guard.

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Iowa Western Community College and its president, Dan Kinney, were recognized Monday for their continued support of the Iowa Employers Support of the Guards and Reserves.

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ARLINGTON, Va. - Logistics Health Inc. of La Crosse was honored by the Department of Defense with the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Thurday at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

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On behalf of the State of Hawaii, Governor Linda Lingle and Major General Robert G. F. Lee accepted the 2010 Secretary of Defense's Employer Support Freedom Award during a formal ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C in Thursday.

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On behalf of the State of Hawaii, Gov. Linda Lingle and Major General Robert G. F. Lee accepted the 2010 Secretary of Defense’s Employer Support Freedom Award during a formal ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

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Representatives from sixteen companies gathered in Washington D.C. Thursday evening to receive the Defense Secretary's Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Greenville, N.C. — East Carolina University received the Defense Department's top award honoring employers for their support of staff members who are part of the military.

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...And plenty of organizations and corporations are already taking the lead in this respect. In fact, tonight, the Department of Defense is awarding its 2010 Employer Support Freedom Awards. Now these awards recognize companies that support employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It was an early August morning as 19 employers from various business sectors across Ohio sat and listened to a pre-flight briefing prior to boarding a KC 135 Stratotanker. The mission on this particular morning happens to be a 2 hour and 30 minute air refueling training operation with an E-8C surveillance aircraft.


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As Idaho military leaders recently outlined for local employers the extensive and continuous training Guard and Reserve soldiers, sailors and airmen go through, you could almost see the light bulb going on.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorado Technical University, a leading provider of career-focused education, was presented with the "Above and Beyond" award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sep 13, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Colorado Technical University, a leading provider of career-focused education, was presented with the "Above and Beyond" award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

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Three hundred managers who work at the $21 billion State Employees' Credit Union and are also in the military recently received long-term support from the cooperative.

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The Natrona County Sheriff's Office was recognized Tuesday for the support it showed a handful of deputies deployed overseas last year with the Wyoming National Guard.  Sheriff Mark Benton, representing the office, accepted the Above and Beyond Award from the Wyoming Committee Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

To read more, go to Trib.com

Sept. 12--CARLSBAD -- The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) honored local employers at a luncheon on Saturday. The luncheon was held in consideration for employers who hold positions open for their National Guard and Reserve employees while they are tending to military duties or deployed.

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CARLSBAD — The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) honored local employers at a luncheon on Saturday. The luncheon was held in consideration for employers who hold positions open for their National Guard and Reserve employees while they are tending to military duties or deployed.

To read more, go to Current-Argus.com

Three Iowa businesses and Iowa State University have been honored for their support of National Guard and Reserve members. Rob Kelly, vice chairman of the Iowa Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, was master of ceremonies for an awards presentation today at the statehouse.

To read more, go to KCIM

Watch the Bosslift video at CBS4

Four Iowa employers were recognized today by Gov. Chet Culver for their support of employees who are National Guard or military reserve members.

To read more, go to Des Moines Register