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Father and sons proudly serving together in the Missouri National Guard
June 20, 2020 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Larry Crowder and his sons Tim and Chris share a special bond by serving together in the Missouri National Guard. Lt. Col. Larry Crowder, Deputy G1 for the Missouri National Guard, joined the military in 1992, will retire in August. He said he walked into the recruiting office at the age of 29 and said, “I want to join your organization.” This was no easy feat considering he already had three young sons. ... MORE

Missouri National Guard family protects the community together
June 19, 2020 — HILLSBORO, Mo. – Service in the National Guard is often a family affair with brothers sisters, sons and daughters following in each other’s’ footsteps, joining the same units and serving together. One Missouri family now is taking their family service a step further, on duty together in the fight against COVID-19... MORE

Coleman family mobilized to help support COVID-19 response efforts
June 19, 2020 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - For one Missouri National Guard family, helping the community is a family affair. While the Coleman family is accustomed to mobilizations and deployments, COVID-19 presented a new challenge when the husband-wife team mobilized at the same time on different sides of Missouri... MORE

National Guard continues COVID-19 Community Sampling across Missouri
June 12, 2020 — DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. – The Missouri National Guard is helping expand COVID-19 testing across the state... MORE