Heroism Highlights 2002 National Guard Awards.News Editors 124th NGAUS NGAUS National Guard Association of the United States General Conference WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002 Four New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Guardsmen who lost their lives Sept. 11 highlight the list of 88 individuals the NGAUS selected from across the nation to receive honors during its 124th General Conference and Trade Show at the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention Center. The awards will be presented at three separate ceremonies during the three-day conference from Sept. 7 through 9. More than 3,000 Guard officers, exhibitors, civic officials and top military leaders are expected to attend. "The NGAUS awards program is designed to recognize a number of different individuals who have made contributions to the Guard and the NGAUS," said retired Maj. Gen. Richard C. Alexander, NGAUS executive director. "Certainly this year we have four individuals who made the ultimate contribution to their country." The four New Yorkers served in both the New York fire and police departments and were serving in that capacity on the morning of Sept. 11. Staff Sgt. Andrew Brunn was an Air Guardsman who also served in the Fire Department of New York and was one of the first responders who rushed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center after it was hit by a hijacked jetliner. He made it above the 37th floor when the tower came crashing down. Another Air Guardsman from the same unit, Jerome Dominguez, worked for the New York Police New York Police may refer to:
The two Army Guardsmen, 1st Lt. Gerard Baptiste and Sgt. Larry Bowman, both worked for the FDNY FDNY Fire Department New York (New York City, NY, USA) FDNY Fort Drum, New York (US Army) . Baptiste died in the North Tower and Bowman perished when the South Tower collapsed. Other Valley Forge Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. Cross recipients who made it out of the Pentagon after the building was attacked will be recognized for their bravery Sept. 11 with the NGAUS Valley Forge Cross for Heroism, which is presented to Guardsmen who have performed acts of heroism and otherwise might not be recognized due to the National Guard's peacetime status. One, a colonel, was working in the Pentagon, when he was thrown from his chair and awoke to screams and cries for help. He managed to pull himself and several others out of the burning rubble despite fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. , flames and falling debris. Another, a master sergeant, was leaving the Pentagon from a meeting as the attack took place. He entered the impact area and pulled people to safety. He crawled through the destruction looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. survivors. The NGAUS is also honoring former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , Office of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States director, with the association's most prestigious recognition, the Harry S Truman Award, for his contributions since taking office. Ridge served in Vietnam and has since been a staunch supporter of the Guard in his roles as congressman, governor and now director of homeland security. Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker leads the list of state and national legislators selected to receive the Charles Dick Medal of Merit. Schweiker will be on hand in Long Beach to accept his award Sunday, Sept. 8. Other notables receiving the award include U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., Sen. Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan and is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He has been in the Senate since 1979 and Michigan's senior senator since 1995. , R-Mich., and Sen. Rick Santorum “Santorum” redirects here. For other uses, see Santorum (disambiguation). Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. , R-Pa. A full list of the 2002 NGAUS Individual Award winners can be found on the NGAUS web site at: http://www.ngaus.org/whatisngaus/2002awardwinners.pdf. For complete coverage of the NGAUS Gold Rush 2002 Conference in Long Beach, visit http://www.goldrush2002.org. The National Guard Association of the United States, or NGAUS, represents about 50,000 Army and Air National Guard officers. For information on how to attend the conference, please contact Kristin Patterson Jones at 202/408-5892 or Lt. Col. Terry Knight at 916/799-9525. INTERNET AVAILABILITY: This document, more information about the 124th NGAUS General Conference in Long Beach, Calif., and additional National Guard and NGAUS news and information are available on the NGAUS Web site at www.ngaus.org. |
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