The South Dakota National Guard and the SD Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve invite employers, schools and residents to show their support for all service members deployed overseas by participating in R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Shirt Friday today (Feb. 26, 2021)– and every Friday.
Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette, adjutant general of the SDNG, says wearing a red shirt is a simple gesture, but the meaning behind it is significant. He says currently, there are about 290 SDNG members deployed to various locations around the globe.
South Dakota employers, schools and citizens are encouraged to provide additional support by:
- Sign a Statement of Support through the ESGR to show your support (for more information about this please contact the SD ESGR Program Office at 605-737-6540)
- Send cards/letters to the unit or someone in the unit
- Create a banner or video from your organization to send to the unit
- Check in with the family of a deployed service member
- Provide a meal for a family of a deployed service member
- Use the hashtag #RememberEveryoneDeployed when posting your pictures to social media sites
- Send a picture of your company/school to: redshirtfriday.southdakota@gmail.com and SDNG will share your picture through their social media sites
- Support the S.D. Veteran’s Home in Hot Springs or a veteran service organization in your community
Today’s event will highlight soldiers and airmen with the SDNG’s 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and the 114th Fighter Wing currently deployed overseas. Throughout the past several years, the SDNG has been highlighting deployed units and individual members during R.E.D Friday events.
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