Awards

Washington Report

August 11, 2020

Legislation Would Help Create Medal of Honor Monument in D.C.

A National Medal of Honor Monument is one step closer to reality following legislation introduced in the Senate. The National Medal of Honor Monument...

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Washington Report

March 17, 2020

GWOT Medals Approved for Kony Mission in Africa

U.S. troops who took part in Operation Observant Compass, the nearly six-year-long mission to apprehend warlord Joseph Kony, may now be eligible for...

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Washington Report

September 17, 2019

Kentucky Guardsmen Receives Air Force Cross

A Kentucky Air Guardsman who helped evacuate more than a dozen critically wounded allies while simultaneously directing close air support and...

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Washington Report

August 30, 2019

Lawmakers, Selfless Army Guard Soldier Headline 2019 Individual Award Recipients

Two senators and an Army National Guard soldier who saved a life before losing his own headline the 2019 NGAUS individual award recipients approved by...

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Washington Report

August 30, 2019

Sen. Isakson, Longtime Guard Supporter, to Resign

The chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee will leave the Senate at the end of this year. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced his...

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Washington Report

June 25, 2019

DoD to Honor 15 Employers for Support to Guard and Reserve

Fifteen employers will be honored at the Pentagon later this summer for their support of members of the National Guard and Reserve. The Department of...

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Washington Report

April 23, 2019

Review of Valor Awards to Become Automatic

A new Pentagon policy will trigger an automatic review of the nation’s highest awards for valor, according to Military.com. The policy, which has not...

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2025

Harry S Truman Award

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin

Montgomery Medal

Maj. Gen. Ondra L. Berry (Ret.), Nevada

Charles Dick Medal of Merit

U.S. Rep. French Hill, Arkansas
Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland
U.S. Rep. John R. Moolenaar, Michigan
Gov. Mark Gordon, Wyoming

Patrick Henry Award

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Past Recipients

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Washington Report

April 02, 2019

DoD Recognizes Top Guard, Reserve Family Programs

The Defense Department recognized the best family programs in the Guard and Reserve during a ceremony at the Pentagon last week. James N. Stewart...

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Patrick Shanahan at ESGR Freedom Award 2017

Washington Report

March 19, 2019

Employers Honored for Guard Support

Thirty companies or organizations have been named as 2019 finalists for the highest Defense Department award an employer can receive for supporting...

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Washington Report

March 05, 2019

Bill Conveys Special Honor to Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient

The last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II would lie in state in the U.S. Capitol upon his death under legislation introduced this...

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Washington Report

November 26, 2018

Magazine: Artificial Intelligence, Home & Gone, Guard Sacrifice

Advancing technology is making simulators more realistic than ever, but artificial intelligence will provide an even bigger leap ahead in simulation...

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