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SAVE THE DATE
The time has come to register for the annual NGACO state conference featuring the 2012 military ball, March 30-April 1.
Join your fellow Colorado Guardsmen at our annual conference and commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colorado's victory over the Confederates at Glorieta Pass.
For more details and to register, visit Military Events.
Registration now open for 2012 Military Ball and NGACO annual conference
Highlights from the agenda include:
Friday late afternoon:
Legislative process review and resolutions.
Friday night ice-breaker:
The night will include Karaoke and a visit from a special guest
(hint: a prominent Denver Sports figure)
Saturday:
Business sessions will include updates from NGB, NGAUS, EANGUS, the COARNG, COANG and Joint Staff-CONG among many more updates and informational sessions
Saturday night:
The Military Ball: Hosted by Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, Adjutant General and sponsored by NGACO and its generous supporters, will be a grand celebration centered around the anniversary of the Battle of Glorieta Pass and a remembrance of the Colorado Warriors lost in that Civil War battle. Casino Night: A staple of the annual NGACO conference will be held immediately following the conclusion of the ball.
Sunday:
The day will include a prayer breakfast, a dynamic speaker, and conclusion of the 2012 Business session in time for release well before hotel check-out time.
All of this is included in one low registration price, so register now at http://www.militaryevents.us/calendar/event-detail.cfm?id=1702
Rooms at this beautiful venue are only $99 per night for attendees at this event. Make your reservations now to invoke this great rate while it lasts at: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1201301823&key=48EDD
Did you know? NGACO is giving away a 1686-era Massachusetts Bay Colony musket. For each $10 donation to NGACO, you will be entered to win this Smithsonian Institute replica, valued at $5,000. The musket will be soon be on display at an armory near you. Check out our Facebook page for the next display location, where you can make your donation. If we missed you, call 720-250-1566 or email us.
The NGACO fundraising committee is looking for volunteers. If you’re interested, please contact Frankie Gomez or Isabel West.
To register for the conference and military ball, click here.
For more on the musket, check out the latest EANGUS magazine or www.eangus.org/musket.
NEWS
February 2012 Voice of the Warrior
October 2011 Voice of the Warrior
19 Sep 11 NGACO Golf Tournament:
Players scramble at the National Guard Association of Colorado Fall Memorial Classic golf tournament, Sept. 19, 2011, at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. The team of Scott Sherman, James Dempsey, David Sonheim and George O’Neill took first place in the event. (More photos from the event are available on Flickr.)
18 Sep 11 EANGUS Town Hall:
Roger L. Hagan, president of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, educates Colorado National Guard members about the organization, how it goes about lobbying for benefits for Guardsmen, and about what’s currently in legislation, during a professional development seminar at the CONG state headquarters in Centennial, Colo., Sept. 18, 2011. (More photos from the event are available on Flickr.)
28 Aug 11 NGAUS:
Brig. Gen. John E. Walsh, National Guard Association of the United States vice chair for Army (left), and Col. Murray Hansen, NGAUS awards committee chair (right), pose with Colorado Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Robyn “Red” Ryder and Capt. Eric Miller, recipients of the NGAUS Valley Forge Cross for Heroism at the 133rd NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition in Milwaukee Aug. 28, 2011. Ryder and Miller earned the award for saving the lives of two civilians following a fiery car crash March 6. (Photo by Paul Gaertner/Released)
Click here for a recap of the entire NGAUS conference.
18 July 2011 NGACO thanks corporate sponsors
29 April-1 May 2011 NGACO 2011 conference photo gallery
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