Robyn J. Blader

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Robyn J. Blader
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Born Wautoma, Wisconsin, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army Reserve
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Rank Brigadier General
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (2)
Spouse(s)Edward Lucht

Robyn J. Blader is an American brigadier general in the Wisconsin Army National Guard [1] [2] and a practicing attorney in Wautoma, Wisconsin. [3]

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Personal

Blader is married to Edward Lucht. They have two children.

Military career

Blader originally enlisted in the United States Army Reserve. She later joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard and was commissioned an officer through the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

After serving as a radio channel operator, she eventually joined the Military Police Company. Later, she became a judge advocate and eventually a military judge. From 2011 to 2012, Blader was deployed to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2018, she was named Assistant Adjutant General for Readiness and Training of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Awards she has received include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with service star, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and 'M' devices, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon and the NATO Medal.

Education

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References

  1. "Brigadier General Robyn J. Blader". Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. "Brigadier General Robyn J. Blader". National Guard Bureau. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. "Blader Law Office LLC". Blader Law Office LLC. Retrieved 2019-10-16.