Virginia is board of trustees and Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation board of directors. I share our appreciation for friends and partners gathered today and i acknowledge the leadership of the administration, the gen. Assembly, american evolution and jamestown Yorktown Foundation. Our special appreciation to our partners managing historic jamestown, the National Park service, tribal representatives, and members of the descendents of the jamestown society. Today we commemorate the events that occurred 400 years ago. The distinguished speakers to follow me will capture the importance of todays proceedings and the direct influence still felt today. The history and body would be lost if not for the vision and dedication of women. In 1889 mary Jeffrey Gault and cindy Tucker Coleman founded the associate for the preservation of virginia now known as preservation virginia. Their goal was to save and restore disappearing landscape and buildings that embody our colonial tradition. Successfully s
Hundreds of hobbyiests conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about the military. The theme this year was the dday 75th anniversary. Next on american artifacts we visit a living history camp to learn about the experiences of the armys 517th parachute infantry combat team. Those who fought in france 75 years ago in the autumn of 1944. My name is Matt Holmgren im part of a Group Representing the 517th parachute infantry, which was part of a unit called the 517th prtc. Its a world war ii unit in italy, Southern France, battle of the bulge and the hurkin forest. Its a smaller unit, numbered about 2,500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units, the 517th parachute infantry regiment, the 576th engineer company, those units made the combat team which the higher command throughout the war, their campaigns would attach them to larger units, divisions where they were needed as they were needed throughout the war. Were representing them through their time of the Mari
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JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation (JRF) was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the Virginia Law Foundation (VLF) to expand educational…