The 17 Twin Cities civic leaders of the Serving Our Troops initiative pose for a photo with Minnesota National Guard leaders in Washington, DC, after being awarded the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence Nov. 20. Serving Our Troops brings Minnesota troops together with their families to share meals, despite the distance between them.
Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks after presenting Minnesota's Serving Our Troops team with the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence Nov. 20 in Washington, DC. Serving Our Troops brings Minnesota Servicemembers together with their families to share meals, despite the distance between them.
Minnesota's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Larry W. Shellito, speaks after the Serving Our Troops delegation is awarded the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence in Washington, DC Nov. 20. Serving Our Troops brings Minnesota Servicemembers together with their families to share meals, despite the distance between them.
Minnesota's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Larry W. Shellito, stands for a photo with the members of Minnesota's Serving Our Troops delegation Nov. 20 in Washington, DC. Serving Our Troops brings Minnesota Servicemembers together with their families to share meals, despite the distance between them, and Serving Our Troops was presented with the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence by the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Craig McKinley.
Members of the Serving Our Troops initiative pose for a photo with Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum Nov. 20 during a trip Washington, DC, to receive the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence. Serving Our Troops brings Minnesota Servicemembers together with their families to share meals, despite the distance between them.
Members of Serving Our Troops tour Washington, DC Nov. 20 after winning the National Guard Civilian Award for Excellence for their job of providing steak dinners to families and Minnesota troops mobilized for deployment.
The Serving Our Troops delegation stands in front of a National Guard minuteman sculpture Nov. 20 in Washington DC, where they were invited to accept the Civilian Award for Excellence by the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Craig McKinley, for their work providing meals to Servicemembers and families going through mobilizations.
