Memorial Day ceremonies honor the fallen

Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force celebrated, honored and remembered the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country May 29, 2023, at multiple Memorial Day ceremonies across the state.

Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, delivered remarks and laid a wreath at the Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory honoring VNG Soldiers and Airmen along with Command Chief Master Sergeant Kelly B. Reich, VNG Senior Enlisted Leader, at the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony. During his remarks, Williams spoke about gaining a perspective about how the Virginia War Memorial provided such an important connection to fallen service members.

“For the Virginia National Guard, this is the place where we honor the fallen from the Bedford Boys and other heroes from World War II to our Soldiers lost in the last two decades of the Global War on Terror,” Williams said. “Let us never forget the price they paid along with their other fellow Virginians to help keep us free.”

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Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams and Command Chief Master Sergeant Kelly B. Reich lay a wreath at the Shrine of Memory May 29, 2023, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia.