Servicemembers from the Maine and Alabama National Guard took part in a joint staff ride in Gettysburg, Pa. July 17. The guardsmen spent the day touring the key historical sites of Gettysburg and ended the day on Little Round Top, where a ceremony was held to honor and remember in friendship their predecessors who fought against each other 150 years ago. Brig. Gen. James D. Campbell, The Adjutant General for Maine, Maj. Gen. Perry G. Smith, The Adjutant General for Alabama, Maine Governor Paul Lepage and Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau spoke during the ceremony. (Maine Arm
Servicemembers from the Maine and Alabama National Guard took part in a joint staff ride in Gettysburg, Pa. July 17. The guardsmen spent the day touring the key historical sites of Gettysburg and ended the day on Little Round Top, where a ceremony was held to honor and remember in friendship their predecessors who fought against each other 150 years ago. Brig. Gen. James D. Campbell, The Adjutant General for Maine, Maj. Gen. Perry G. Smith, The Adjutant General for Alabama, Maine Governor Paul Lepage and Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau spoke during the ceremony. (Maine Army National Guard photo by Spc. Adam Simmler, 121st Public Affairs Detachment.) 130717A-UR570-406 by Maine Army National Guard
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