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Vermont Army National Guard commander retires

By The Associated Press

Jul 16, 2018

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Heston, land component commander, Vermont National Guard, speaks during a Gold Star families memorial monument dedication ceremony in Center Park at Norwich University, Northfield, Vt., Nov. 10, 2017. (Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison/Air National Guard)

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The commander of the Vermont Army National Guard has retired.

WCAX-TV reports Brig. Gen. Michael Heston retired Sunday.

Heston has served as the commander since 2014, and he did three deployments to Afghanistan.

He says of his command that he "tried to make the best decisions I can for the organization."

Brig. Gen. Rich Lebel has been appointed as the new commander.

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