CAMP MURRY, Wash. – Washington Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (WA ESGR) announces the launch of their formal search for the next ESGR State Chair. The State Chair is an official Department of Defense volunteer position with a three-year term of service. State Chairs are required to take an oath of office and serve at the pleasure of the ESGR National Chair. The Washington State Chair’s role is to provide the leadership and vision for a team of dedicated volunteers throughout Washington to carry out the ESGR mission.

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Chief Wendy Jones and police Sgt. Curt Mount were presented the Patriot Award Oct. 23 at their office by John Van Dalen, Ombudsman for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of extraordinary support of their employee who is serving in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.

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REDMOND, Wash. – Rick Vogt, manager for Sequoyah Electric was presented with a Patriot Award Sept. 10 by Daniel McManus of the Washington State Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of his extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the Naval Reserve.

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REDMOND, Wash. – Senior Director Mark Bowen of CBRE was presented with a Patriot Award Oct. 2 by Daniel McManus, employer outreach representative for the Washington State Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, in recognition of his extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the Washington Naval Reserve.

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LAKE CITY, Fla. – Steve Nelson, Assistant Vice President of Lake City Medical Center, was presented a Patriot Award recently, by Tim Lambert, ESGR Area 5 Chair, in recognition of his extraordinary support of U.S. Army Reserve Capt. John David Spring.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Thomas Ducker, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Supervisor, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award Oct. 11 for the extraordinary support he provides his California Army National Guard employee, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Johnson.

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