NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 844th Engineer Company and 1021st Engineer Company returned home to family and friends during welcome-home events throughout the state,June 18. The 844th, based in Pineville, La., with two detachment locations in Ruston, La., and Monroe, La., deployed more than 160 Soldiers to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring […]
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Family and friends bid farewell to deploying Soldiers By Spc. Joshua Barnett, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Family and friends gathered at the University of Monroe’s Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La., to say farewell to more than 150 members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, June 3. The Soldiers
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, Louisiana National Guard Reintegration Office NEW ORLEANS – Introductory yoga became an elective course offering at Louisiana National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events beginning in 2012 and has quickly become a popular choice for Guardsmen and their family members. To date, more than 2,000 LANG Guardsmen and family members participating
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More than 15,000 Louisiana Guardsmen & family members benefit since 2008 By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office NEW ORLEANS – In March 2014, the Louisiana National Guard will host its 29th Yellow Ribbon Reintegration training event on behalf of its Army and Air Guardsmen and family members who are involved in
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion and the 922nd Engineer Company returned to family and friends during two welcome-home events at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Dec. 16 and 17. More than 150 Soldiers with the 205th, based out of Bogalusa and Hammond, La., and an additional 150 Soldiers from
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. Suicide is a major public health problem. This video contains messages from around the Louisiana National Guard regarding how to identify and assist someone who may be thinking about harming themselves. Remember, if you are concerned about someone you know, and you think they may be considering suicide, you can
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