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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, National Guard Bureau chief, presents U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, a Minuteman Statue at the Joint Family Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 2008. More than 1,500 family members participated in four days of workshops, speakers and breakout sessions to promote communication and recognition between families and the National Guard.

MULLEN RECEIVES GUARD AWARD

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, National Guard Bureau chief, presents U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, a Minuteman Statue at the Joint Family Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 2008. More than 1,500 family members participated in four days of workshops, speakers and breakout sessions to promote communication and recognition between families and the National Guard.

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