Historic promotion: Utah National Guard will appoint first female brigadier general
Col. Charlene Dalto is expecting a big promotion on Saturday.
She ll become the first woman ever to rise to the rank of brigadier general in the Utah Army National Guard, and become commander of the Land Component Command.
Dalto has served in the military for more than 38 years. She s a registered nurse with Intermountain Healthcare who lives in Farmington.
After 20 years in the Army, Dalto was promoted to the rank of master sergeant before she was commissioned to the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, where she was an officer for 18 years. She deployed overseas to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990.
Utah National Guard promotes first female brigadier general
UTAH NATIONAL GUARD
and last updated 2021-05-01 12:03:31-04
CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah â In a ceremony Saturday, Col. Charlene Dalto made history by being promoted to Brigadier General and assuming the role of commander of the Utah Army National Guard Land Component Command.
Dalto is the first female to be promoted to brigadier general in the Utah army National Guard.
In the Ceremony saturday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox offered his congratulations to Dalto. Of course we do not promote officers based on their performance alone and Colonel Dalto has undoubtedly had an outstanding career, Cox said in a speech at the ceremony. She is being promoted today due to her demonstrated potential to continue the Utah Army National Guards tradition of excellence.
102nd annual Memorial Day Parade replaced by patriotic convoy and dinner; watch last year’s event here!
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Lee Covino waves to the crowd in the Memorial Day patriotic convoy as it lined up along Forest Avenue on May 25, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason PaderonJason Paderon
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In an effort to spread awareness about the real meaning of Memorial Day and build on last year’s success, parade organizers have once again converted the annual event into a “Patriotic Convoy,” explains Lee Covino, treasurer of United States Veteran Organization, Inc.
The patriotic presentation is Monday, May 31, and will start at noon at Forest Avenue and Hart Boulevard in Randall Manor.
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Medals Awarded Postumously to Woman who Served in WWII By Rob Sussman
Mar 13, 2021 8:42 AM
DE PERE, WI (WLUK) Congressman Mike Gallagher posthumously awarded medals to the family of a woman who served in World War II.
The family of Mary Benham received seven medals for her service.
Benham was in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, played a critical role in maintaining the supply of operating tents and was in charge of surgical teams.
Gallagher says it’s important to recognize their accomplishments.
“It’s not just people that were in infantry units that got some of our highest decorations for valor, and bravery, there’s remarkable stories,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R) 8th District said. “Women, in uniform, saving lives, sacrificing their lives, some of the most incredible Marines that I knew, or served with were female Marines.”