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Governor, Legislature Honor Georgia Guard Members
of Georgia’s State Department of Defense were honored in
mid-April by Gov. Sonny Perdue and members of the General
Assembly. Perdue,
surrounded by more than 100 Army and Air Guardsmen and members
of the State Defense Force in the capitol rotunda, signed a
proclamation designating April 15 as National Guard Day. He
specifically acknowledged the 3,600 men and women deployed in
support of operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble
Eagle. Also
joining Perdue to honor the Guard were State Sen. Seth Harp and
State Rep. Ken Birdsong. Harp chairs the Senate Military and
Veterans Affairs Committee. Birdsong is chairman of the House
Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress, Georgia’s Adjutant General, appeared April 17 before the State House of Representatives and the Senate. Each passed resolutions honoring the Georgia National Guard and Guardsmen who are serving in Southwest Asia and across the country. |
