Maj. Gen. Arthur T. Dean, retired, Chairman and CEO Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, congratulates Master Sgt. Kristi Palmer, South Dakota Counterdrug Civil Operations noncommissioned officer-in-charge, upon the South Dakota Counterdrug Drug Demand Reduction team receiving the Department of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award during the 2012 DoD Red Ribbon Week Awards Ceremony, Oct. 18, in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon. The award 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. This is the third consecutive year South Dakota has been recognized for its work with the South Dakota community. The National Guard Counterdrug Program recently revamped its DDR program, and it is now the Civil Operations Program, which focuses on coalition building.
<dl><dd>Unit: National Guard Bureau</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Department of Defense; DoD; National Guard Bureau; National Guard; South Dakota National Guard; Community Awareness; Red Ribbon Week; National Guard Counterdrug; South Dakota National Guard Counterdrug</dd></dl>
Tech. Sgt. Betty Squatrito-Martin
2012-10-18
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