Lt. Governor Brad Owen Thanks the Soldiers and Airmen of the Washington National Guard’s Counter-Drug Task Force
Story by MAJ Philip Logan - Photo courtesy Office of Lt. Governor
"The National Guard is held in very high regard. Without your own efforts, our efforts in the state of Washington would be diminished," Owen explained to over 70 CDTF members. Brigadier General Lee Legowik, Assistant Adjutant General (Army) of the Washington National Guard was also in attendance.
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Lt. Gov. Owen brought a unique musical "multi-media" presentation to the assembled soldiers and airmen, a mixture of music and images from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. The music, he said, "explained why we deal with what we deal with today - the legacy left by the ‘do your own thing’ liberal drug culture of the 60’s and 70’s."
Owen demonstrated his versatility on several musical instruments and sang during the show. His message to the CDTF was clear: "Drug use rose as America became desensitized to drugs and drug related activity," in the early 1990’s.
Owen advocates working together as communities to re-establish the anti-drug focus of the 1980’s.
The Washington National Guard CDTF is conducting a week-long series of seminars and coordination meetings designed to maximize their focus and efforts in support of civilian law enforcement. According to MAJ Jackie Reeves, CDTF Operations Officer, "It’s great that our people were able to see this, and know their efforts are appreciated by the state leadership".
The CDTF currently supports twenty-two local law enforcement agencies (LEA’s), one state and three federal agencies across the state of Washington with administrative, logistics, and aviation support.
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