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 Freedom Award finalists named for 2018 By Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
 WASHINGTON ­ - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has announced the 30 finalists for the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The finalists represent large and small employers, as well as government organizations. ESGR received nominations for employers in all 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. The ESGR National Selection Board will select and announce the 15 recipients of the 2018 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award by mid-June.The Freedom Award began in 1996 by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to draw attention to support from the employer community. 
To date, only 250 employers have received the award. Here are this year's Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award finalists: Employer Name
            State
            Nominator’s ServiceAmazon
            Wash.
            Army ReserveAME Swiss Machining LLC
            Ind.
            Air National GuardArgenTech Solutions, Inc.
            Wash.
            Army ReserveBarclays
            N.Y.
            Army National GuardBig Sky Advisors
            Mo.
            Air National GuardCentral Washington University
            Wash.
            Army National GuardCrystal Group Inc.
            Iowa
            Army National GuardCUNA Mutual Group
            Wis.
            Army ReserveDuke Energy
            N.C.
            Marine Corps ReserveDunlap Police Department
            Tenn.
            Army National GuardEcolab, Inc.
            Minn.
            Army National GuardEllsworth Correctional Facility.
            Kan.
            Army ReserveFMI Corporation
            N.C.
            Air Force ReserveGreencastle Associates Consulting Company
            Pa.
            Army National GuardLG&E and KU Energy
            Ky.
            Army National GuardMichigan Department of Corrections
            Mich.
            Army ReserveMinnesota Department of Transportation
            Minn.
            Army National GuardNational Grid
            R.I.
            Army National GuardOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
            Ohio
            Army National GuardPrudential Financial Inc.
            N.J.
            Air National GuardSacramento Municipal Utility District
            Calif.
            Navy ReserveSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
            Pa.
            Army ReserveSouth Charleston Police Department
            W.V.
            Army ReserveState of Nevada
            Nev.
            Air National GuardStokes County Schools
            N.C.
            Army ReserveTexas Department of Insurance
            Texas
            Army ReserveWerner Enterprises, Inc.
            Neb.
            Air National GuardWest Valley City
            Utah
            Air Force ReserveWicomico County Sheriff's Office
            Md.
            Army National GuardWorcester Police Department
            Mass.
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