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Employer Support Of The Guard And Reserve Honors Supportive Businesses In St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognized supportive military employers during its annual Award and Recognition Dinner held July 15, according to a recently issued release. This year the committee presented 11 awards to individuals and public and private businesses who touched the lives of guardsmen at the Marriot Frenchman’s Reef on St. Thomas. Awards given included the Seven Seals, Above and Beyond, Pro Patria, and certificates for Virgin Islands nominees and semifinalists of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Seven Seals Award, the broadest and most inclusive award given by ESGR on the state and national level, was presented to five businesses and individuals. Four of the awardees significantly impacted the lives of members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. The unit was known as the “Band of Brothers” while they were deployed in 2016. D...