STANDWOOD, Wash. – The UPS Store Manager John Russell received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award for the extraordinary support he provides his employee, Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Zane MacKinnon.  The award was presented by ESGR volunteers Larry Lundberg and John Van Dalen earlier this spring.   

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SPOKANE, Wash. – For Reserve Component soldiers who straddle both the military world and civilian employment world, there is often a feeling that there is a need to conceal one’s military affiliation when applying for employment.  However, employers who see such service as a benefit are not only following the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), but also access a disciplined and skill workforce who display leadership, responsibility and professionalism.

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WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, announced the 2019 ESGR Volunteers of the Year Award Regional recipients March 17.

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho -- Operations Manager Josh Tracy of Aspen Dental was presented with a Patriot Award March 13, by Ty Corbett, east area chair for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of extraordinary support of his employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

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WASHINGTON - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) proudly announces the 30 finalists for the 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The finalists include small and large private and public sector employers, nominated by a National Guard or Reserve employee in their organization. ESGR received 2,623 nominations for this prestigious award for employers throughout the 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and District of Columbia.

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SEATTLE – Data Center Operations Director Ian Wrightson of Amazon Web Services at Bellevue was presented with a Patriot Award March 2 by Larry Kirchner, military outreach representative for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of his extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

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RENTON, Wash. – Seth Knapp, district manager at Safeway-Albertsons Company in Renton, was presented with a Patriot Award Feb. 28 by Phil Sanders, vice chair for the Washington State Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of her extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

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