Congrats, 2010 Freedom Award Recipients!
Jul 22 2010
Congratulations!
The Department of Defense has announced the recipients of the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. Marking the 15th anniversary of the award, instituted in 1996 under then Secretary of Defense William Perry, this year’s honorees range from a small plumbing company to a state government to a large grocery store chain. The 2010 recipients are:
- Bill Bragg Plumbing ˆ San Francisco, Calif.
- City of Irvine Police Department ˆ Irvine, Calif.
- Dollar General Corporation ˆ Goodlettsville, Tenn.
- East Carolina University ˆ Greenville, N.C.
- Food Lion ˆ Salisbury, N.C.
- Franklin‚s Printing ˆ Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Hawaii State Government ˆ Honolulu, Hawaii
- Intuit ˆ Mountain View, Calif.
- Legacy Sports International ˆ Reno, Nev.
- Logistics Health Inc. ˆ La Crosse, Wis.
- MERCK and Company Inc. ˆ Whitehouse Station, N.J.
- Michigan Department of State Police ˆ Sterling Heights, Mich.
- Newmont Mining Corporation ˆ Denver, Colo.
- Southern Company ˆ Atlanta, Ga.
- Yerecic Labelˆ New Kensington, Pa.