Army Master Sgt. Kristi Palmer, South Dakota National Guard Counterdrug Civil Operations noncommissioned officer-in-charge, discusses the Department of Defense Community Awareness Award with the National Guard Bureau Counterdrug Division chief, Army Lt. Col. Michael E. Patterson (far right), Army Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Reisch, South Dakota adjutant general (far left,) Army Maj. Robert Dejong, South Dakota counterdrug coordinator (center) and Army Staff Sgt. Felipe Perez, National Guard Bureau Counterdrug Civil Operations (second from right), prior to the 2012 DoD Red Ribbon Week Awards Ceremony at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon, Oct. 18. DoD recognizes the best Drug Demand Reduction program in each military service for its effort in promoting its support of outreach and prevention programs within its communities. South Dakota National Guard Counterdrug Drug Demand Reduction program received the Department of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award. This is the third consecutive year that South Dakota has been recognized for its work with the South Dakota community.
<dl><dd>Unit: National Guard Bureau</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: DoD; National Guard Bureau; National Guard; South Dakota National Guard; Community Awareness; Counterdrug; Drug Demand Reduction; Red Ribbon Week; Civil Operations; National Guard Counterdrug; South Dakota Counterdrug</dd></dl>
Tech. Sgt. Betty Squatrito-Martin
2012-10-18
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