Richard Bell, a 99-year-old veteran and Blackstone resident, poses for pictures with medals he earned more than 72 years ago in World War II during a family reunion event Aug. 26 at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. Bell was a participant in the Red Ball Express logistical operation during the war. Bell’s great nephew and former reporter Benjamin Sessoms Jr. discovered a year ago his relative never received awards pertaining to his military service and initiated efforts for a formal presentation. Congressman Dave Brat along with Brig. Jeffrey Drushal, Chief of Transportation at Fort Lee, presented the medals.
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 08.31.2017 11:37 |
| Photo ID: | 3725584 |
| VIRIN: | 170826-A-US054-238 |
| Resolution: | 2028x2136 |
| Size: | 4.53 MB |
| Location: | BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA, US |
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