Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Virginia Delegate Bev Sherwood and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, unveil a joint resolution June 5 in Winchester that was passed by the Virginia General Assembly "Commending the 29th Infantry Division of the Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia National Guard and the Virginia communities represented in the Normandy Invasion, on the 66th anniversary of D-Day." According the resolution, “the Commonwealth of Virginia and its citizens are indebted to and thankful for the D-Day soldiers, their successors in the ranks of the Virginia National Guard today, and their families for their valiant service and enormous sacrifice.” (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Read the entire resolution here:
Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Virginia Delegate Bev Sherwood and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, unveil a joint resolution June 5 in Winchester that was passed by the Virginia General Assembly "Commending the 29th Infantry Division of the Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia National Guard and the Virginia communities represented in the Normandy Invasion, on the 66th anniversary of D-Day." According the resolution, “the Commonwealth of Virginia and its citizens are indebted to and thankful for the D-Day soldiers, their successors in the ranks of the Virginia National Guard today, and their families for their valiant service and enormous sacrifice.” (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Read the entire resolution here: