Va.National Guard leads parade at 73rd Governor's Inauguration - Jan. 13, 2018

Brig. Gen. Walter Mercer, Virginia National Guard Assistant Adjutant General-Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Cheyenne Johnson, Virginia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major, lead the marching formation consisting of a color guard and personnel from the Virginia Army National Guard and Virginia Air National Guard at the inauguration of Dr. Ralph Northam as the 73rd Governor of Virginia Jan. 13, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia. A color guard of Virginia National Guard Soldiers in World War I uniforms leads the formation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I observed in 2017. WWI marked the first time that volunteer state militia units were activated and deployed overseas for combat operations for federal duty under a formal Army structure.

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