ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Walgreen, Boeing and Caterpillar are among 70 Illinois employers nominated for awards for the support they give workers serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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Syracuse, NY–Members of the New York Guard and Reserve have nominated five local businesses to receive the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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The Department of Defense honored Collier County Sheriff Kevin J. Rambosk on Tuesday for his commitment to CCSO deputies serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

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When former Long Beach librarian Virginia Sanchez did her tour in Afghanistan with the U.S. Navy Reserve, her co-workers back home kept in touch, sending e-mails and care packages and arranging to have boxes of books sent to troops.

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There are many military reservists working in today’s world, and it can be hard for employers to hire these individuals since they can be gone for long periods of time. However, one principal has taken that risk and is now being rewarded for it.

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WICHITA — Spirit AeroSystems, Star Lumber and Supply and the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office are among 27 companies and organizations nominated for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Eight Central Massachusetts companies have been nominated by their employees who serve in the National Guard or Reserve to receive the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Local companies nominated for Defense award.  More than a dozen area employers are among 57 statewide who are nominated for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the highest recognition given by the government to employers for supporting their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

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ARLINGTON, Va. –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 43 South Carolina Guard and Reserve service members nominated their employers for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. The Freedom Award is particularly significant because only members of the Guard and Reserve or their family members are eligible to nominate their employers for the award.

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Local County Veteran Service Offices, along with the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve Program (ESGR), also are partnering in the job fairs and will be in attendance to provide benefit information to both veterans and employers who attend.

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Balise Honda Service Manager Mike Yuscavitch recently received the ‘My Boss Is a Patriot’ Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Employers qualify for recognition when they practice leadership and personnel policies that support employee participation in the Guard and Reserve. From left are Earl Bonett, Western Mass. chairman, ESGR; Yuscavitch; and Scott Randall, Balise Honda technician and PFC in the Mass. National Guard, who nominated Yuscavitch.

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FLINT, Michigan -- A Flint-based credit union recently received a national honor for its support of employees who serve in the military.

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The Lincoln Electric System received two Patriot Awards recently from the Nebraska Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

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Three employers in the Coachella Valley and the high desert were among 160 in California to be nominated for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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A total of 99 employers throughout Pennsylvania and 49 from New Jersey have been nominated for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, based on nominations from workers who are in the National Guard and Reserve, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.

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Methodist Mansfield Medical Center recently was honored with the Pro Patria Award from the U.S. Department of Defense as well as the Outstanding Business of the Year for 2009 award from the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Bob and Patsy Hagemann of Argyle contacted us recently to thank Leon and Irene Tribble of Denton for the time and effort that they give to others in this community and all over the state.

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February 24, 2010 -- Alexandria, VA – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced today Ms. Lynn M. Topp, Program Manager for the National Sheriffs’ Association, was honored with the Seven Seals Award in recognition of her support of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve mission.

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PITTSBURG —Sgt. 1st Class Mike Abram has told his coworkers at the Pittsburg Post Office many stories about serving in the Military Police Reserves.

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With ongoing global operations and the state of the economy, small companies can especially be impacted as they comply with the law and make allowances for employees in the National Guard or Reserves.  Part-time military members make up a big part of the U.S. military force, according to Major Melissa Phillips with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

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WASILLA, Alaska - As citizen soldiers play an increasing role in two wars halfway around the world, what awaits upon returning home is the last thing they should worry about.

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Des Moines Fire Department District Chief Dale Bunting has received the Patriotic Employer Award after being nominated by one of his employees.

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A total of 99 employers throughout Pennsylvania and 49 from New Jersey have been nominated for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, based on nominations from workers who are in the National Guard and Reserve, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.

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The Iowa committee for employer support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, announced that Lisa Krausman, Manager of Rialto Dining at University of Northern Iowa, was honored with a Patriotic Employer Award in recognition of extraordinary support of employees who serve in the Iowa National Guard and Reserve.

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