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| | The Army National Guard |
 | | The awards will be given out on Oct. 24, as a part of Red Ribbon week, which is dedicated to anti-drug education and drug abuse awareness. |
 | | Nominations for both awards are to be submitted to the secretary of the Army or chief of the National Guard Bureau, who will then forward the nominations to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics by June 1. |
 | | The Fulcrum Shield Award, which was first presented in 2001, is given to a youth organization in each of the Services, National Guard, and the Defense agencies that best promotes the anti-drug message in its community. |
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