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Painting honors overlooked Civil War battle
March 28, 2013 — Colorado Lt. Gov Joe Garcia and current Colorado National Guard leaders unveiled “Action at Apache Canyon” by artist Domenick D’Andrea, March 26, 2013, at the Civil War monument near the state capitol building in Denver. The National Guard Bureau Heritage Series painting depicts the charge of Apache Canyon, which took place March 26, 1862. It was the first day of the first hostile engagement for the First Colorado Infantry Regiment. These men -- more than a thousand of Colorado Territory's townsmen, farmers, ranchers and miners -- were the state's first Citizen-Soldiers. These ancestors of the modern-day Colorado National Guard carried the fate of the United States in their sights. The charge took place on the first day of the Battle of Glorieta Pass, which lasted through March 28, 1862 and was the battle in which the Coloradoans helped permanently secure the western U.S. for the Union.... MORE

59 Colorado companies nominated for 2013 SecDef Freedom Award
March 22, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. (3/19/13) – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee, announced 59 Colorado Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award March 19.The agency received 2,899 nominations nationwide, and of those, 59 Colorado service... MORE

Colo. Guard Soldiers help Army win Armed Forces Wrestling Championships
March 19, 2013 — Colorado Army National Guard Soldier, Sgt. Nathan Engel, and member of the World Class Athlete Program compete in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Dave Schultz Memorial International championship at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 31, 2013.... MORE

Greeley Air National Guard station now StormReady Supporter
March 15, 2013 — Air National Guard Col. Greg White, commander of the 233rd Space Group, and Tech. Sgt. Michelle Leonard, 233rd Space Group Emergency Manager, display the group's StormReady status at Greeley Air National Guard Station in Greeley, Colo., Jan. 23, 2013. ... MORE

233d Space Group And Subordinate Units Officially Activated
March 14, 2013 — Air National Guard Col. Gregory T. White, 233d Space Group Commander, addresses the newly appointed group after assuming command during the 233d Space Group Activation Ceremony, March 10, 2013, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Greeley, Colo. The 137th Space Warning Squadron reorganized as the 233d Space Group and will continue to operate under the 140th Wing, performing the one-of-a-kind Mobile Ground System mission that these men and women have been doing since 1996.... MORE

World-class wrestlers take it to the mat
March 11, 2013 — (Wearing blue) Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Nathan Engel, 1st Battalion 157th Field Artillery and World Class Athlete Program 121 pound (55 kilogram) Greco-Roman wrestler, competes in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Dave Schultz Memorial International championship at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 31, 2013. The WCAP provides outstanding Soldier-athletes the support and training required to compete and succeed in national and international competitions leading to Olympic and Paralympic Games, while maintaining a professional military career and promoting the U.S. Army throughout the world.... MORE

Sgt. Audie Murphy honor goes to 117th 'Space Cowboy'
March 6, 2013 — Lt. Gen. Richard P. Formica, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, inducts Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eugene A.K. Patton Jr., readiness noncommissioned officer, 117th Space Battalion, (1st Space Brigade), into the SMDC local chapter of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club Feb. 27, 2013.... MORE

Guardsman flies colors at Pepsi Center
March 2, 2013 — Members of the Sister Nations Color Guard, Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Cindy Littlefeather, Glenda Littlebird, Sgt. 1st Class Toni Eaglefeathers, and Carissa Gonzales, display the colors as part of a Native American presentation during halftime at a Colorado Mammoth versus Rochester Knight Hawks lacrosse game, March 2, 2012, at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Sister Nations is a group of current and former Native American Soldiers who perform traditional dance and color guard.... MORE

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