Virginia National Guard celebrates 417th birthday - May 8, 2024

The Virginia National Guard celebrates its 417th birthday May 8, 2024, with a ceremonial cake cutting at the Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Read the Governor of Virginia proclamation at ngpa.us/29534.
The VNG traces the heritage and traditions of citizen-service to the 1607 founding of America’s first permanent English colony at Jamestown when Capt. John Smith organized the colonists for defense. There has not been a day since May 14, 1607, without a military presence in Virginia to defend freedom at home and overseas. Read more about the VNG’s historical connection to Jamestown at ngpa.us/29535.