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    Georgia Guardsmen honored during Purple Heart Cermony

    ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    05.20.2014

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy Smith 

    Georgia National Guard

    Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Shanon Resha, a Baldwin County patrol supervisor and Georgia National Guard Purple Heart recipient, sits with his family during a moment of remembrance for the fallen, Tuesday. Georgians, National Guardsmen still actively serving the state and those who have given their lives in defense of our country, were honored during a special morning Memorial Day ceremony today by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, before peers and citizens. Memorializing the more than 6,800 who have given their lives since September 11, 2001, key note speaker, Col. Bruce Chick, Georgia Department of Defense director of domestic operations, called the moment a somber time and that "each figure represents the life of a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, sons and daughters." Chick deployed with the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Iraq in 2005-2006. "They were family. They were your family. They were MY family!" (Georgia Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith)

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    Date Taken: 05.20.2014
    Date Posted: 05.21.2014 09:48
    Photo ID: 1356467
    VIRIN: 140520-Z-PA893-060
    Resolution: 3786x2271
    Size: 3.96 MB
    Location: ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US

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