ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY – Elizabethtown, KY, Postmaster Jeffrey Riggs recently received the Patriot Award for his effort to support employees who serve in the National Guard.

Riggs was nominated by Shane Belue, a clerk in the Elizabethtown Bulk Mail Entry Unit and a member of the Kentucky National Guard.

The Patriot Award is administered through the Department of Defense and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a military agency. The prestigious award honors supervisors who provide flexible schedules, give employees time off before and after they are deployed, and grant leaves of absence when needed.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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