Vietnam veterans honored this year

Stafford County honored Vietnam veterans during a Memorial Day ceremony on Friday morning at the Stafford County Armed Services Memorial at the county’s government center. Keynote speaker was Lt. General Ron Christmas (USMC-Ret.)

This year, Stafford County dedicates its annual Memorial Day Ceremony to the fallen in the Vietnam War and invites the families of the fallen, Vietnam War veterans, and the public to help remember them.

Learn about how an employee who works in the High Power Microwave Technology Development Branch of the Gun and Electric Weapon Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Teri Reece works daily for military members and their families.

“Our recruiters didn’t blink an eye.. really the essence of recruiting – the messages that they share and  their enthusiasm for Dahlgren – never really wavers at all,”

Marietto Jeffries founded the ‘Veterans Connected’ newsletter several years ago to provide consistent communication  of relevant information to government employees and defense contractors who served, or currently serve, in  the U.S. armed forces.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Diaz is a cryptologic technician (technical) aboard the carrier.

Range testing–sometimes very loud–thru April 2nd

As Division 2 Young Marine of the Year, Ross will escort WWII veterans to the annual Reunion of Honor trip to Guam and Iwo Jima in March.

Soldiers are protecting property and providing a safe environment leading up to the swearing-in of President-elect Biden

CPL Ryan McGhee was remembered during a 9-11 ceremony at the Massapponax High School football stadium. His name is now on the Guinea Station Road bridge over I-95. CPL McGhee died in Iraq in 2009.

A team of scientists and engineers remotely working from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) ensured the success of this year’s Valiant Shield exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.  The Virginia based team’s remote...

Two area heroes died on December 21st by a suicide bomber in Iraq

From Task and Purpose magazine on a day many will never forget

Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg

Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg at Oak Hill Cemetery.

The ILIR Excellence Award specifically honors Parks for research resulting in a new understanding and exploitation of weak value amplification for the purpose of weak optical signal detection using a very simple weak value amplifier – COWVAD – that he developed at NSWCDD.

David Ruhren of Stafford was among those who died in the mess hall attack. His mother is quoted in the Task & Purpose article.