National Guard Bureau to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Mar

ADVISORY, Dec. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:  In honor of the 380th Birthday of the National Guard, General Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau , will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square and will ring the opening bell.

Where: Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 ^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET           

National Guard Burea Media Contact: John Malthaner (571) 256-7323 John.f.malthaner.civ@mail.mil

Nasdaq MarketSite: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120 emily.pan@nasdaq.com

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Webcast: A live stream of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos: To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market open of your choice.

About The National Guard The National Guard is the nation's oldest military force, pre-dating the founding of the United States by more than 140 years.  On Dec. 13, 1636 the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorized the creation of three militia regiments out of existing companies of militia from the towns surrounding Boston; this date now is celebrated as the birthday of the National Guard.  The Guard has fought in every one of America's wars from colonial times up through the present, as well as responding to disasters and domestic crises at home under the command of the nation's governors.  The Army and Air National Guard number 450,000 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen in every state, the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.  To learn more, visit: http://www.nationalguard.mil/

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