Senior leaders celebrate Va. Guard, Jamestown birthdays
Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Col. Marshall L. Kjelvik, Director of Staff for the Virginia Air National Guard, cut a cake in honor of the 409th birthday of the Virginia National Guard and the founding of the Jamestown colony May 14, 2016, at Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. Also on hand for the ceremonial cake cutting were Chief Master Sgt. Jay N. Ellis, State Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Virginia Air National Guard, Al Barnes, Virginia National Guard state command historian, and Don Hulick, acting interpretive supervisor for the Jamestown settlement ships. Williams also served as the guest commander of the artillery crew saluting the departure of Discovery, one of Jamestown Settlement’s replica ships. After receiving an orientation from Jamestown Settlement staff members, Williams lit the fuse for the salute as Discovery departed the pier to demonstrate sailing maneuvers on the James River. The Virginia National Guard traces the heritage and traditions of Vitizen-Soldier and Citizen-Airman service to the founding of the Jamestown colony more than 400 years ago when Capt. John Smith organized a militia to defend the colony. Since the colony's founding May 14, 1607, there has not been a day since without a military presence in Virginia to defend freedom at home and overseas. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Senior leaders celebrate Va. Guard, Jamestown birthdays
Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Col. Marshall L. Kjelvik, Director of Staff for the Virginia Air National Guard, cut a cake in honor of the 409th birthday of the Virginia National Guard and the founding of the Jamestown colony May 14, 2016, at Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. Also on hand for the ceremonial cake cutting were Chief Master Sgt. Jay N. Ellis, State Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Virginia Air National Guard, Al Barnes, Virginia National Guard state command historian, and Don Hulick, acting interpretive supervisor for the Jamestown settlement ships. Williams also served as the guest commander of the artillery crew saluting the departure of Discovery, one of Jamestown Settlement’s replica ships. After receiving an orientation from Jamestown Settlement staff members, Williams lit the fuse for the salute as Discovery departed the pier to demonstrate sailing maneuvers on the James River. The Virginia National Guard traces the heritage and traditions of Vitizen-Soldier and Citizen-Airman service to the founding of the Jamestown colony more than 400 years ago when Capt. John Smith organized a militia to defend the colony. Since the colony's founding May 14, 1607, there has not been a day since without a military presence in Virginia to defend freedom at home and overseas. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)