From an Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve News Release
ARLINGTON, Va., April 20, 2012 – More
than 3,000 reserve component service members have nominated 133 of their
civilian-life employers as semifinalists for an award that recognizes
outstanding support for the citizen soldiers and citizen airmen who work for
them.
Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve, a Defense Department agency, received 3,236 nominations for the 2012
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the department’s highest
recognition for employers supporting members of the Guard and Reserve.
Officials will announce up to 15 Freedom
Award recipients this summer to be honored Sept. 20 at a ceremony in the
nation’s capital. Guard and Reserve members, or family members acting on their
behalf, nominated their civilian employers for the Freedom Award during the
12-week nomination season.
Guard and Reserve members often put
their civilian lives on hold when they answer the call to duty, ESGR officials
noted. Supportive employers provide a tremendous amount of stability and peace
of mind to citizen warriors and their families, they added, enabling them to
continue their service.
“The employers selected as Freedom Award
semifinalists have distinguished themselves for their support of their National
Guard and Reserve employees, and are truly serving our nation with their
extraordinary commitment to these special employees,” said ESGR National Chair
James G. Rebholz. “Their efforts are to be applauded, and ESGR salutes these
patriotic employers for their special care of their Guard and Reserve employees
and their families while they serve our nation in times of war and peace.”
ESGR will announce the 2012 Freedom
Award finalists next month after a review board comprised of military and
civilian leaders selects the 30 most supportive employers from among the 133
semifinalists. The 15 award recipients will be honored at the 17th annual
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony.
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