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Mom Follows Son Into National Guard
By Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg, 42nd Infantry Division
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SARATOGA SPRINGS--New York Army National Guard Specialist, Juanita Locke, age 37, and her son Specialist Jason Van Deusen, 19, stand outside the New York State Military History Museum.
Locke, a personnel specialist working in the Army National Guard's military personnel office, enlisted in the National Guard after her son, joined at age 17 in 2006.

She showed up at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Basic Training as he was finishing up Advanced Individual Training.

Van Dusen serves as personel specialist for Company C, 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry following a 2008 combat tour in Afghanistan.

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Times union -- Fri, 24 May 2013

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YNN -- Thu, 23 May 2013

Remembrance ceremony held to honor fallen soldiers

LATHAM, N.Y. -- This weekend, we thank those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to serve our country. Ahead of Memorial Day, a remembrance ceremony honoring the men and women of the military... (more)

Newsday -- Thu, 16 May 2013

Warrior competition begins at Camp Smith

Members of the Army National Guard participate in the Northeastern Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith in Cortlandt. The competition will continue for three days at the camp testing soldiers’... (more)

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