For Immediate Release Date: 15 Dec 2010
Contact: Leon Hill

Navy Operational Support Center and ESGR Field Committee Honor Washington State Employers for Extraordinary Support of Employees who Serve in the Navy Reserve

Navy Operational Support Center, Kitsap, WA – Captain Steve Vincent, Commanding Officer NOSC, Kitsap joined hands today with the Washington State Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, to recognize and honor an employers with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of its employee(s) who serve in the Navy Reserve. Receiving the Patriot Awards was Ms. Eva Santos, Washington State Department of Personnel. On hand for the award presentation from left to right are: Capt Steve Vincent, CO NOSC Kitsap, Mr. Jim Shepherd, WAESGR Chairman, Ms. Eva Santos, and CAPT Steven Young, CSDS-5, HQ DET.

More information about ESGR Employer Outreach Programs and volunteer opportunities is available at www.esgr.mil, or by calling Byron Burgess, WAESGR Program Support Manager at 253-512-8468.

National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 319, Arlington, VA 22209

800-336-4590 www.esgr.mil