Va. Guard joins tribute to D-Day at 69th anniversary observance
Senior Virginia National Guard leaders and Soldiers from the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pay tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of D-Day participants at the observance of the 69th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy June 6, 2013 at Bedford Elementary School in Bedford, Va. Heavy ranges forced a venue change from the National D-Day Memorial to the school. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia and former 29th Infantry Division commander, and Maj. Gen. Charles W. Whittington, Jr., current commander of the 29th Infantry Division, laid memorial wreathes, and 1st Battalion Soldiers provided a color guard for the event and also assisted with the wreath presentations. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Va. Guard joins tribute to D-Day at 69th anniversary observance
Senior Virginia National Guard leaders and Soldiers from the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pay tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of D-Day participants at the observance of the 69th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy June 6, 2013 at Bedford Elementary School in Bedford, Va. Heavy ranges forced a venue change from the National D-Day Memorial to the school. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia and former 29th Infantry Division commander, and Maj. Gen. Charles W. Whittington, Jr., current commander of the 29th Infantry Division, laid memorial wreathes, and 1st Battalion Soldiers provided a color guard for the event and also assisted with the wreath presentations. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)