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Archive for July 19th, 2008

Guard, Border Patrol Mark End of Operation Jump Start

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The National Guard and the U.S Border Patrol marked the end of Operation Jump Start during a ceremony one week ago in Washington, D.C. The commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which includes the Border Patrol, joined the chief of the Border Patrol and the chief of the National Guard Bureau at the [...]

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VA Plans Sporting Event to Help Recovery of Wounded Veterans

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The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs will allow 100 injured veterans to take part in a unique rehabilitative sports experience. The event will be held Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 at several venues in the San Diego area. The event is open to recently injured veterans who have [...]

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NGAUS History 18July2008

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Maj. Gen. James F. Cantwell, NGAUS president, and Col. James B. Deerin, NGAUS executive director, were two of the 12 representatives of military and veterans’ organizations called to the White House on April 12, 1970, for a briefing on defense matters by President Richard Nixon. Seated around a large mahogany table in the Cabinet Room, [...]

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This Week In Guard History 18July2008

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July 20 1969: Long Binh, Vietnam — Members of Rhode Island’s 107th Signal Company continue to perform routine but necessary upgrades on equipment to assure a smooth flow of communications in support of Headquarters, II Field Force.
The unit, in country since October 1968, actually has elements serving in three [...]

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