http://www.yourstreet.com/news/national-guard YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Associated Press - October 13, 2009 6:25 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska Army National Guard brigade is holding town hall meetings in several cities to help prepare families, employers... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750074/nebraska-guard-preparing-families-for-call-up Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:25:08 -0700 A Marine and an Army National Guard soldier from Minnesota have died in combat in Afghanistan, relatives and the Department of Defense said Monday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748501/2-minnesota-servicemen-killed-in-afghanistan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:11:08 -0700 Invariably, some amendments to the Texas Constitution proposed by state legislators evoke not a "yes" or "no" response but something more like "what were they thinking?" The Editorial Board believes they weren’t thinking well on some of the 11 proposals on the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744606/texas-voters-should-reject-these-amendments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:13:08 -0700 Formal military farewells for veterans are in great demand these days. Many of these services are carried out by Honor Guards, who serve with the New York Army National Guard. These soldiers can perf.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740858/honor-guards-and-final-military-farewells Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:44:08 -0700 Eighty troops with a helicopter company of the Oklahoma Army National Guard received a royal sendoff Tuesday as they prepared to deploy to Iraq by year's end. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740727/slide-show-time-to-say-goodbye Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:58:08 -0700 Next weekend, the S.C. National Guard will host Air Ground Expo '09 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. The event, Oct. 10 and 11, marks the first air show and open house at the base in a decade, according to a news release from Richland County. Gates will open at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737016/mcentire-plans-air-show-oct-10,-11 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:23:08 -0700 La Crosse, WI (WXOW)- An Iraqi boy is brought to the United States to heal from a difficult past. Major David Howell, a physician assistant in the Michigan Army National Guard, came across a familiar http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735928/iraqi-boy-comes-to-united-states-to-heal-from-difficult-past Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:08 -0700 Vt. Army National Guard members are still waiting to hear the details of their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. But Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie says the training they've been getting won't change and that guard families will get more support at home. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728241/guard-members-await-mission-details Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:16:08 -0700 An annual event to serve homeless veterans will be held here Friday. The South Jersey Stand Down is to take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Guard Armory off Grove Street, organizers said. It's expected to serve about 130 veterans. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727439/stand-down-serves-homeless-veterans Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 BURLINGTON CITY - The sights and scenery are all too familiar to Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Gregory Pierce. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731119/parade-gives-troops-a-belated-welcome-home Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:21:08 -0700 The Ohio Air National Guard will open the Ohio State-Toledo football game in Cleveland with a flyover of two F-16 “Fighting Falcon” fighter jets from the Toledo-based 180th Fighter Wing. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729946/ohio-guard-flyover-to-start-ohio-st-toledo-game Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:14:08 -0700 A sold out crowd is expected at Friday night’s Fresno State game, when the Bulldogs take on tenth ranked Boise State. Before the kickoff, a flyover by the Air National Guard, will honor the memory of a former Bulldog player. Navy Lieutenant Commander Otis Tolbert... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727211/special-flyover-friday-for-former-bulldog Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:46:08 -0700 Destruction exercise in conjunction with the Hawai'i National Guard 93rd Civil Support Team. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721037/weapons-of-mass-destruction-exercises-set-for-kaua-i-next-week Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:46:08 -0700 Mental Health America of Hawaii is launching a program called "Healing the Trauma of the War" to address combat stress, depression and other needs of returning National Guard soldiers and Reservists. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721005/mental-health-program-to-aid-guard,-reserves Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:30:08 -0700 Inside the National Guard recruiting center on Broadway, recruiters deem certain facts indisputable. Photo caption: Sgt. Ryan Murray is one of the National Guard's top recruiters. The city native is based out of the Broadway office in Fort Wayne. Photo by Clint... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716889/guard-recruiters-on-quest-to-be-nation-s-best Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:08 -0700 Wilson was prime material for the Vietnam War. After taking deferment after deferment for college and law school, in 1972, Wilson was glided into a coveted Army Reserve billet, protecting him from service in Vietnam. He quit in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716769/never-deployed-colonel-wilson-missed-vietnam Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:00:08 -0700 SULLIVAN – Joel Jessup of Seymour hugged his 17-month-old daughter Addison tightly, seconds after being dismissed from his latest tour of duty in Afghanistan. The 28-year-old Army National Guard staff sergeant's hug for his wife would have to wait. Pregnant... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720766/welcome-home-headquarters-company-returns-to-sullivan Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:02:08 -0700 The Illinois Army National Guard in Springfield is getting federal funding to improve their defense department. The National Guard is getting $8 million for an MRAP "Vehicle Virtual Trainers Program." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716966/il-army-national-guard-receiving-federal-funding-to-improve-defense Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:08:08 -0700 ALAMOSA - The Colorado Army National Guard will open its new readiness center to the public at an open house Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714324/new-guard-unit-to-host-open-house-in-alamosa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:06:08 -0700 Army National Guard Pvt. Justin C. McMurray graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713870/mcmurray-successful-in-army Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:09:08 -0700