Major General Greg Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, recently presented Essex Police Chief Ron Hoague with the Defense Department's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award. Hoague was nominated for the award by his servicemember employee, Specialist Justin Lindor, a member of C Troop 1-172nd Cavalry.
On Wednesday, June 22, the Defense Department will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ESGR program during a 2 pm ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium. A livestream of the event can be viewed at www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28914.