Archives

Time running out to nominate employers for 2013 Freedom Award

By Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve | Colorado National Guard | Jan. 11, 2013

EMAIL
PRINT
Photos
  • 1 of 1
ARLINGTON, Va. (4/22/13) –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that three Colorado employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the DoD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their Guard and Reserve employees. This year, 138 semifinalists stood out among 2,899 employers nominated by a Guard or Reserve employee. The Colorado employers named semifinalists are Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs; DaVita, Inc., Denver; and JG Management Systems, Inc., Grand Junction.

ARLINGTON, Va. (4/22/13) –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that three Colorado employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the DoD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their Guard and Reserve employees. This year, 138 semifinalists stood out among 2,899 employers nominated by a Guard or Reserve employee. The Colorado employers named semifinalists are Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs; DaVita, Inc., Denver; and JG Management Systems, Inc., Grand Junction. (Photo by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve)

  • Photo Details
  • |
  • Download
  • |

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, is encouraging Guardsmen and Reservists to nominate their civilian employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award before the Jan. 21 deadline.

The Freedom Award is the nation’s highest recognition for employers supporting Guard and Reserve members.

Employers of every size and industry are eligible to receive the honor. Guard and Reserve members, or a family member acting on their behalf, may nominate their employers at www.FreedomAward.mil.

Any civilian employer who has not previously received the award is eligible. Service members who have previously nominated their employers are encouraged to do so again. The Department of Defense will recognize nominees, semi-finalists and finalists. The 2013 recipients will be announced in early summer and honored in Washington, D.C. during a ceremony in the fall. Past recipients have met with the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

​


 

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, is encouraging Guardsmen and Reservists to nominate their civilian employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award before the Jan. 21 deadline.

EMAIL
PRINT