Virginia Society Semi-Annual Meeting

The Virginia semi-annual meeting was held at the beautiful Hotel Roanoke September 11-12. Fort Harrison was represented by President Brian Phelps, 1st Vice-President Jimmy Kilbourne, Past-President Ros Poplar, Virginia Vice-President Randy Atkins. A 9-11 observance was held at Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport on Friday morning and a welcome reception at the Historical Society of Western Virginia. The general membership meeting began on Saturday morning followed by Ros Poplar giving the keynote address at the Saturday luncheon sharing his experience at the Pentagon on 9-11. Brian Phelps received his commission at Captain in the 1st Virginia Regiment and Randy Atkins received an oak leaf cluster for the Liberty Medal.