US National Guard News

Gov. Ted Kulongoski has made another surprise trip to Iraq to visit Oregon National Guard troops.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Iraq visiting with Georgia National Guard troops there and said conditions have improved since his last visit to the war zone in 2005.

SHELBY -- About 5,000 people gathered for a parade in a small Ohio town to give Vietnam veterans the welcome home many never received decades ago.

One of the victims of the mass shooting at Fort Hood was a military physician assistant who lived in Havre de Grace.

Sixty-seven members of the Idaho Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team have re-enlisted -- a record number for the squadron.

Maj. Tracy Norman said he was "humbled" the community honored him Sunday for his service to this country but also for his service to the community as principal of George Washington Elementary School.

Two Nevada National Guard soldiers have been awarded medals for their military service and acts of bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ryan C. Adams celebrated life, whether he was enjoying the outdoors by hunting and fishing or volunteering with Angels on My Shoulder, a nonprofit cancer support group dear to his heart.

The family of a Bloomer area man says they're worried about his where about's. Russell J Plummer recently returned from basic training and schooling for the Army National Guard.

CLEVELAND -- The growing use of the site of an old arsenal in northeast Ohio as a training ground for the military has brought economic promise to the surrounding communities.

There were 14 Louisiana National Guard soldiers on the grounds of Fort Hood at the time of Thursday's deadly shooting rampage.

ST. LOUISVILLE -- Even when her son, Devon, was small, Janet Seymour could see how much he loved his country.

BUTLERVILLE The military is continuing to transform a former facility for the developmentally disabled in southern Indiana into an urban combat training site.

Here is a look at some of the victims of the Fort Hood shootings identified yesterday: Major L. Eduardo Caraveo Captain John Gaffaney Gaffaney, 56, was a psychiatric nurse who worked for San Diego County, Calif., for more than 20 years and had arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for a deployment to Iraq.

The Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing is hosting a tribute to veterans. The group Friends of Michigan History is organizing the event Sunday afternoon.

About 5,000 people gathered for a parade in a small Ohio town to give Vietnam veterans the welcome home many never received decades ago.

Members of the Ohio National Guard stationed at Fort Hood were not injured in Thursday's rampage, a Guard spokesman said.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Paul Holton got the message loud and clear, he said, when the Pentagon sent him a "cease and desist" letter about his efforts to help Iraqi children.

The Iowa National Guard will host at community sendoff ceremony at 4 p.m. Saturday at Camp Dodge for 17 soldiers who are being deployed to Iraq.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, announces the opening of the nomination season for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.