Oregon ESGR awards Kaiser Permanente
Image by Oregon National Guard
Maj. Gen. Michael Stencel (left), Adjutant General, Oregon, and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dennis Klein (right), Oregon chairman of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), stand with Christopher Markesino, director of hospital operations for Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center, displaying an award presented by ESGR to Kaiser Permanente Northwest for their support to the Reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, Sept. 13, 2018, in Portland, Oregon. ESGR is a Department of Defense program established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component Service Members and their civilian employers regarding their military commitments. (National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)