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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BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi ESGR volunteers received service pins for their dedicated service. These volunteers were pinned and recognized during Annual Training that was held prior to the COVID -19 pandemic. 

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HONOLULU – Brian Foster, owner of Island Olive Oil Company, was presented with a Patriot Award recently by Alexander Kozlov, a volunteer with the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee in recognition of extraordinary support of his employee serving in the Navy Reserve.

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Patriot Award, HIESGR, Island Olive Oil Honolulu, Brian Foster Honolulu

HONOLULU – David McVeigh CEO at RIM Architects was presented with a Patriot Award recently by Alexander Kozlov, a volunteer with the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee in recognition of extraordinary support of his employee serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

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KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Nikki Kim of Best Buy Geek Squad was presented with a Patriot Award Feb. 13 by Alexander Kozlov, volunteer for the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee in recognition of extraordinary support of her employee serving in the United States Army Reserve.

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, Best Buy Geek Squad Kapolei Hawaii

WAIPAHU, Hawaii – Police Sgt. Gamaliel Velasco of the Honolulu Police Department, was presented with a Patriot Award Feb. 14 by Alexander Kozlov, a volunteer with the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee in recognition of extraordinary support of his employees serving in the Hawaii Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve.

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Patriot Award, HIESGR, Honolulu Police Dept, HPD

KAILUA, Hawaii – Anne Vega of Castle Medical Center, was presented with a Patriot Award Feb. 19 by Bob McKaig, volunteer for the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of extraordinary support of her employee serving in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.

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Patriot Award, HIESGR, Castle Medical Center Kailua Hawaii