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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Behind the Staples and across the Steak and Shake on Missouri Boulevard, a lone sentry from a war few remember, but which played a critical role in establishing the modern National Guard, stands watch over the city.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Missouri National Guard citizen-soldiers will assist communities along the Mississippi River in flood fight after heavy rains this week

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  McCaskill held a roundtable discussion Wednesday with top officials from the Missouri National Guard at the Guard’s Jefferson City headquarters.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Three people were arrested after a drug raid Thursday in Cole County.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Created in 1992, the Purple Heart Trail is a national network of highways, bridges and monuments that pay tribute to the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The company commander, Capt. Timothy A. Grenke, was on hand to personally decorate Kempker.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Missouri National Guardsmen began the mission in early August 2011.

Friday, January 25, 2013 

Friday, January 11, 2013  Inauguration day in Missouri is on Monday, January 14.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  A powerful winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along the coast Thursday, a day after it swept through the nation's middle.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  NGAUS was created in 1878 to provide unified National Guard representation in Washington

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Soldiers from Agribusiness Development Team IV with Missouri National Guard arrived home after a several month-long deployment in Afghanistan.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  It's something that even the old-timers can remember like it was yesterday.

Monday, July 23, 2012  President Barack Obama has nominated a Missouri native to serve as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  National Guard says freak accident involving tree limb caused his death.