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  • Members of N.J. (Naval) militia sue over being mothballed

    12/28/2005 9:41:58 AM PST · by Demeroma · 6 replies · 990+ views
    NorthJersey.com ^ | Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | JUSTO BAUTISTA
    (snip) Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, the Guard's adjutant general, ordered the naval militia to stand down in 2002 while state officials, concerned about training, liability and funding issues, reviewed its status. Jordan and fellow militia members John Jedrejczyk and Mark Tegeder, along with former member Louis Ianniello, counterattacked this month. They fired a legal salvo at state officials, accusing them in a civil rights complaint of military branch discrimination. "We're doing this for the other members," said Jordan, 47, of Jackson, a certified firearms instructor. "We hope to get this moving again in the right direction. We've been totally...