LAS CRUCES - During this season of giving, Guard and Reserve members and their families across New Mexico have the opportunity to give the gift of thanks to civilian employers who go above and beyond in support of their military service by nominating them for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

The Freedom Award is the highest recognition the U.S. government gives to employers for their outstanding support of employees serving in the Guard and Reserve. The award honors those employers who not only safeguard the positions of their military employees while they are deployed, but establish exceptional and generous initiatives that accommodate and care for these employees and their families. To date, 12 New Mexico employers have been nominated. Fifteen employers will be selected from across the United States and territories for the award, to be presented at a ceremony on Sept. 22, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Nominations may be submitted at www.FreedomAward.mil through Jan. 17. The names of all nominated employers will be announced in the spring, and the 15 Freedom Award recipients will be announced in early summer.


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