Governor, First Lady host reception for Va. Guard families
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe host a reception for families of deployed Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Dec. 5, 2015, at Virginia’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, Virginia. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam Thiel, Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virgina, and members of the Virginia National Guard Family Programs Office joined the McAuliffes in thanking the families for their sacrifice and support for the missions their loved ones are performing while they are mobilized on federal active duty. Musicians and singers from Norfolk State University provided holiday music during the reception, and children were invited to decorate holiday cookies. The Virginia National Guard currently has nearly 500 Soldiers from all over the state conducting security and support operations in Southwest Asia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Since September 11, 2001, more than 15,000 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have mobilized on federal active duty for homeland security missions and combat operations, sustainment support and peacekeeping in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and other locations around the world. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)
Governor, First Lady host reception for Va. Guard families
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe host a reception for families of deployed Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Dec. 5, 2015, at Virginia’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, Virginia. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam Thiel, Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virgina, and members of the Virginia National Guard Family Programs Office joined the McAuliffes in thanking the families for their sacrifice and support for the missions their loved ones are performing while they are mobilized on federal active duty. Musicians and singers from Norfolk State University provided holiday music during the reception, and children were invited to decorate holiday cookies. The Virginia National Guard currently has nearly 500 Soldiers from all over the state conducting security and support operations in Southwest Asia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Since September 11, 2001, more than 15,000 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have mobilized on federal active duty for homeland security missions and combat operations, sustainment support and peacekeeping in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and other locations around the world. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)