Spartan Brigade commanders speak at local Memorial Day observances

Photo By Capt. Sean Minton | Col. Terry Tillis, commander of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks at the Memorial Day observance on May 31, 2021, in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Memorial Day provides an annual opportunity for the 3rd Infantry Division to connect with local communities through the common goal of paying tribute to fallen U.S. service members.  

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

06.02.2021

Story by Capt. Sean Minton 

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Col. Terry Tillis, commander of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Lt. Col. Thomas Lamb, commander of 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, spoke at Memorial Day observances on May 31 in Richmond Hill and Vidalia, Georgia, respectively. Memorial Day provides an annual opportunity for the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart to connect with local communities through the common goal of paying tribute to fallen U.S. service members.

“On this day, we honor our fallen heroes, regardless of service, rank, gender, or specialty, but today we honor them as the true American heroes they have always been – the ones who paved the way for each of us to live a free and prosperous life,” said Tillis.

The extent of the military presence in the Richmond Hill community was not lost. When the mayor of Richmond Hill, Russ Carpenter, asked the audience for anyone to stand who was a service member or related to one, nearly everyone stood.

In Vidalia, Shirley Curl began her local Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary’s Memorial Day observance 25 years ago. This year will be her last year as president of her local auxiliary, and she provided high praise for the enduring commitment 3rd ID has shown to support their observance.

“I am truly honored to be invited to speak on a day that is paramount to this nation and its military,” said Lamb at the Vidalia observance. “Memorial Day is a call to remember fallen service members, their courage, their legacy and their service.”

The 3rd Infantry Division has provided speakers, color guards and/or buglers to the Richmond Hill and Vidalia observances consistently for over 20 years.

• Date Taken: 06.02.2021
• Date Posted: 06.02.2021 02:26
• Story ID: 397910
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US
• Hometown: RICHMOND HILL, GA, US
• Hometown: VIDALIA, GA, US