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a West Helena Arkansas native . Retired

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sunday as the Assistant Adjutant

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General of the Air National Guard ,

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Brigadier General Riley Porter who is

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also the Commander of Joint Force Air

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Control Group . Was that one time a 1

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89 Wing commander who left an impact on

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enlisted and officer alike . His

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foundation is actually caring for

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people and showing them going out of

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his way . That really led me and gave

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me the green light to say you know what

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you can be an officer and you would

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make a good officer because you do have

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that foundation of caring for people .

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General Porter went out of his way to

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show others that he cared . His example

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left a valuable leadership trait that

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will continue to impact guard members

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for many years to come very

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professional and he's very team

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oriented and that's one of the reasons

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I always like to fly with it . But he

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was always making sure that we were

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having a good time at the same time and

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he believed in being a citizen airman .

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After his retirement . General Porter

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plans on continuing to run his

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furniture store that he owns in West

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Helena , reporting for the 189th

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Airlift Wing . I'm Air Force staff

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Sergeant Matt Pelkey