Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Col. Blake Ortner, commander of the Staunton-based 116th Brigade Combat Team, presents Maj. Thomas D. Howie’s grandson Davis Lea of Lexington, Maryland, with soil from the grounds from the old Staunton Military Academy where Howie taught and coached football. The red oak tree was donated by the Citadel Alumni Association and was planted June 5, 2010 in Howie’s name at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center in Winchester. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Col. Blake Ortner, commander of the Staunton-based 116th Brigade Combat Team, presents Maj. Thomas D. Howie’s grandson Davis Lea of Lexington, Maryland, with soil from the grounds from the old Staunton Military Academy where Howie taught and coached football. The red oak tree was donated by the Citadel Alumni Association and was planted June 5, 2010 in Howie’s name at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center in Winchester. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)