by John Harris | Feb 4, 2014 | State
We are building a float to recognize wounded service members. It will be handicap accessible but we are having trouble finding wounded service members to ride. We are planning to put the float in Dionysus in Slidell on Sunday February 23 and in Argus in Metairie on...
by John Harris | Jan 31, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Team EANGUS, The National Office Staff has had an incredibly productive start in the New Year. Higlights include a surge in membership (more than 5,000!) and a record number (108) of attendees to our Legislative Workshop that begins tomorrow: Some key information and...
by John Harris | Dec 20, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
One of the federal benefits EANGUS and LANGEA has helped secure in the past is recognition of out-of-pocket expenses for Guardsmen who travel significant distances to serve for their drill weekends. Current tax law allows currently serving Guardsmen and reservists...
by John Harris | Dec 11, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
It’s a fair question. If I was a relatively new member of the National Guard and my primary exposure was a recruiter explaining all of the benefits of the National Guard, I would naturally assume that Guardsmen have always enjoyed things like educational...
by John Harris | Dec 10, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
http://smile.amazon.com/ Click on the above link and select EANGUS We Care For America as your charity of choice, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to EANGUS. Doesn’t cost you any extra time, money, or effort. You continue to shop on Amazon...
by John Harris | Nov 30, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Re-Post from NGAUS Washington Report: Legislation that would grant veteran’s status to all National Guard and Reserve retirees has passed its first major hurdle. The House on Oct. 28 passed the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act, which gives all...