Employers thanked for supporting military

Members of the Montana Army National Guard and Reserve units say their mission depends on a three-legged stool.

Their success depends on the soldiers themselves, their families and the employers.

In recent years, there has been more emphasis on helping the second and third legs of the stools, they say.

On Saturday, employers who sacrifice because their employees need time off for training or deployment were saluted by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a volunteer group within the Defense Department that works with employers to help them understand the rules and regulations rega...