Caption: Representatives of ESGR pose with Halliburton supervisors receiving awards at the Texas Army National Guard Armory. Pictured, from left to right: sitting, Ryan Philip, Halliburton district coordinator; Nora Henry, human resource manager; Roger Reuweler, service coordinator; standing, 436th Chemical Company Commander 1st Lt. Jose A. Perez; Texas ESGR Area 13 Chairman Adolfo "Popo" Gonzalez; Jackie Rodriguez, wife of Spc. Leonardo Rodriguez; and Rodriguez.
The Texas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and the 436th Chemical Company honored three supervisors from Halliburton at the Texas National Guard Armory on Bob Bullock Loop Friday morning, presenting them with the National ESGR My Boss is a Patriot Award. The 436th Company will be departing on Saturday morning for CERFP certification in Volk Field, Wisconsin from July 10-23.
Spc. Reynaldo Rodriguez from the Chemical Company nominated his employer for My Boss is a Patriot Award and ESGR maked the presentation to the employer before the service member and the commander of the 436th Company, 1st Lt. Jose A. Perez. The three recipients from Halliburton presented awards were the Human Resource supervisor, Nora Henry, district coordinator Ryan Philip, and service coordinator, Roger Reuweler.
Rodriguez mentioned in his submission to ESGR that Halliburton was very supportive whenever he was called for activation and they would work with him to get his time off to complete his military obligation. Both 436th Commander Perez and Rodriguez made the presentation as Texas ESGR Area 13 Chairman Adolfo "Popo" Gonzalez read the list and acknowledgments. The employers were presented a certificate, a pin, an ESGR cap and an ESGR pen for their reward in support of the guard and reserve.
The 436th commander thanked the employers and acknowledge the fact that the employers play an intimate part on the lives of the service members when they are deployed. Perez also announced that the company is making plans for an event in August for the employers of the 436th Chemical Company. He suggested service members follow the footsteps of Rodriguez and nominate their employers to receive the ESGR awards.
Gonzalez thanked the supervisors and managers of the local Halliburton oil and gas industry company. The 436th Commander also briefed those presented on the importance of the employers supporting their employees in attending this additional training to get certified to do mass decontamination. One of the missions of a chemical company is to provide immediate response capability to the Governor, searching an incident site, including damaged buildings; rescuing any casualties, decontaminating them; performing medical triage and initial treatment to stabilize them for transport to a medical facility (this includes extracting anyone trapped in the rubble).
The 436th Chemical Company returned in December 2007 from a tour of Afghanistan.
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