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November 15, 2007

Bill signing to salute National Guard members

Governor Carcieri will ceremonially sign a bill tomorrow letting the state adjutant general award the Rhode Island Defense Service medal to National Guard members who have served since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Previously, the medals, created in 1992, could only go to those who served for a period before that date.

The signing will be at 1 p.m. at the National Guard headquarters, 675 New London Ave., Cranston.

Five National Guard members will receive their medals at the ceremony: Kip Averett from Cranston, Nancy Sherman from South Kingstown, Matthew J. Lavoie from West Warwick, Tenneh Blamo from Providence, and Amanda Thompson from Pawtucket.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:56 PM | Permalink

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