Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Lt. Col. Paul Gilman, commander of 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, presents Thomas D. Howie’s granddaughter Julia Godek of Louisa with soil from Abbeville, South Carolina, the birthplace and childhood home of Maj. Thomas D. Howie. 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 Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Virginia Guard commemorates 66th anniversary of D-Day with special observance event in Winchester
Lt. Col. Paul Gilman, commander of 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, presents Thomas D. Howie’s granddaughter Julia Godek of Louisa with soil from Abbeville, South Carolina, the birthplace and childhood home of Maj. Thomas D. Howie. 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 Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)