Departure ceremony for Virginia National Guard Soldiers from across the commonwealth held in Richmond
Capt. Rob AuBuchon, commander of the Portsmouth-based Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, renders a salute during the unit's departure ceremony held May 26 in Richmond. Approximately 825 Virginia Army National Soldiers in units based in the Hampton Roads area, Fredericksburg and Christiansburg conducted a consolidated departure ceremony May 26 in Richmond to recognize their upcoming tour of federal active duty service in Iraq. Smaller departure events will be held June 1 at their home readiness centers. The mobilization is the largest single unit mobilization in the Virginia Army Guard since World War II. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
Departure ceremony for Virginia National Guard Soldiers from across the commonwealth held in Richmond
Capt. Rob AuBuchon, commander of the Portsmouth-based Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, renders a salute during the unit's departure ceremony held May 26 in Richmond. Approximately 825 Virginia Army National Soldiers in units based in the Hampton Roads area, Fredericksburg and Christiansburg conducted a consolidated departure ceremony May 26 in Richmond to recognize their upcoming tour of federal active duty service in Iraq. Smaller departure events will be held June 1 at their home readiness centers. The mobilization is the largest single unit mobilization in the Virginia Army Guard since World War II. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)