Patriot Award

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, presented the Patriot Award to Greg Register, Pastor Arp, Rod Jackson, Jill Mudge and Susan Hanas (not pictured).

ESGR strives to recognize employers who support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve. These citizen warriors could not defend and protect us at home and abroad without the continued promise of meaningful civilian employment for themselves and their families. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures. 1LT Benjamin Skelton nominated the leaders at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and School for going above and beyond to support him in the classroom and in uniform.