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My View: How the Women's Suffrage Movement impacts women in military today
August 26, 2020 — (commentary by Sgt. Jesse Elbouab) As I reflected on this moment in history, I tried to imagine the young women of the era and the hopelessness they must have felt. Now, I am thankful for these women. They fought for their rights and the rights of the generations to come. They are the pioneers that gave girls like me the guts to just go for anything... MORE

Withers Becomes Tenth State Sergeant Major
August 15, 2020 — Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Withers became Kentucky’s tenth state command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 16. He takes over for Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden who retires this month... MORE

He took over for Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden who retired in August, 2020.

Army to have new weapons qualification standards
August 10, 2020 — The new Individual Weapons Qualification (IWQ) for Soldiers is expected to begin October 1, 2020, or fiscal year 2021... MORE

Command teams learn about resilience training at Kentucky Horse Park
August 4, 2020 — Leaders from the Kentucky National Guard took part in a resilience-training demonstration at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, Ky., Aug. 4... MORE

Resilience training at Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky.

Checking Your Bias
July 30, 2020 — Equal Opportunity Representatives form units across the state participated in the Kentucky National Guards first ever statewide diversity training course on July 20... MORE

Engineers upgrade training site during annual training
July 28, 2020 — The 201st Engineering Battalion made a lasting impact on Hidden Valley Training Site by utilizing their military occupational specialty skills across each company... MORE

201st EN update Hidden Valley Training Site 2020

First Chaplain of the Kentucky Militia – James Moore
July 28, 2020 — Reverend Moore is credited as one of the individuals who contributed to the development of music in Lexington, and perhaps Lexington’s first music enthusiast. When the Reverend Moore constructed Vaucluse on the Georgetown Pike, he personally supervised the creation of a parlor designed for recitals and musicales. It was a square room with a high ceiling and special material to provide the best acoustics possible. The room was flanked by two chambers, opening onto a recessed portico. Information on musical events at Vaucluse is lacking, but it seems likely that this room was filled with the strains of the best music Lexington could provide during receptions given by the Moore’s... MORE

James Moore, early 1800s. Oil on canvas by Samuel Dearborn

Kentucky picker recovers historical artifacts once belonging to Kentucky Guardsman, World War II prisoner of war (part 2 of 2)
July 1, 2020 — This article continues the story of Ernest L. Sampson, Jr., a former Harrodsburg Tanker that survived Japanese captivity during World War II... MORE

Kentucky picker recovers historical artifacts once belonging to Kentucky Guardsman, World War II prisoner of war (part 1 of 2)
June 19, 2020 — Several decades ago, Andrew M. Bryant, Jr., 72, discovered abandoned items from a World War II prisoner of war while rummaging a house in state of ruin near Harrodsburg, Kentucky... MORE

Supreme Court Justice, former Adjutant General, changes view on arbitration, advances civil liberties and equality
June 19, 2020 — Supreme Court Justice, former Adjutant General, changes view on arbitration, advances civil liberties and equality... MORE

Justice Harlan, Supreme Court Justice, former Adjutant General

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