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Alpenglow Elementary Principal Recognized--"My Boss is a Patriot"
During an Alpenglow Elementary military appreciation family luncheon today, Principal Rick Toymil, center, proudly shows off his recently acquired “My Boss is a Patriot” award with Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Miller, left, of the Alaska Marine Corps Reserve, and Rich Owens, Alaska Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Southcentral region chairman. Toymil was nominated for the ESGR award by Alpenglow teacher and Marine Reservist Rick Kohler, who was activated for a deployment to Iraq. Kohler is the first staff member at Alpenglow Elementary to be deployed under Toymil’s four-year tenure as school principal. Kohler is currently training in Hawaii in preparation for his deployment and wrote this about Toymil: “He has supported my mobilization from the beginning and understands my obligation to my service and country.” The “My Boss is a Patriot” award is recognition given to employers through nomination by their Reserve-component employee. Employers qualify for recognition when they practice leadership and personnel policies that support employee participation in the Guard and Reserve. Toymil said 51 percent of the students at Alpenglow have some connection to the military. The school supports the military in several ways such as hosting military family nights and recognizing parents in the military with stars throughout the halls. “I can’t tell you how happy I am,” Toymil said. “It warms my heart just to see everyone here.”
. Photo: Kalei Brooks, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs |
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