Fallen Virginians honored at 2010 Wall of Honor Ceremony
Virginia National Guard Soldiers killed in the Global War on Terror were among the 206 Virginians remembered at the 2010 Wall of Honor Ceremony held May 27 in Richmond. Representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, including retired Col. Frank Pedrotty of the Virginia Air National Guard and Lt. Col. James Ring of the Army National Guard, read the names of the Virginians killed in the line of duty as part of the ceremony. Virginia Guard personnel provided escorts for family members of the fallen from the Wall of Honor in the Pocahontas Building to the ceremony on the South Portico of the capital. Behind the scenes, Virginia Guard personnel provided the ground control element for the F18 flyover and also passed out water to attendees. The Fort Lee Army Band provided music and Langley Air Force Base Honor Guard posted the colors and provided a 21-gun salute. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Fallen Virginians honored at 2010 Wall of Honor Ceremony
Virginia National Guard Soldiers killed in the Global War on Terror were among the 206 Virginians remembered at the 2010 Wall of Honor Ceremony held May 27 in Richmond. Representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, including retired Col. Frank Pedrotty of the Virginia Air National Guard and Lt. Col. James Ring of the Army National Guard, read the names of the Virginians killed in the line of duty as part of the ceremony. Virginia Guard personnel provided escorts for family members of the fallen from the Wall of Honor in the Pocahontas Building to the ceremony on the South Portico of the capital. Behind the scenes, Virginia Guard personnel provided the ground control element for the F18 flyover and also passed out water to attendees. The Fort Lee Army Band provided music and Langley Air Force Base Honor Guard posted the colors and provided a 21-gun salute. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)