Photograph shows left to right, Roscoe C. Brown, New York, NY, Class 44-C; Marcellus G. Smith, Louisville, KY; Col. Benjamin O. Davis. Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945. (Source: Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group pilots.)
Soldiers from the Danville-based Headquarters Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team prepare a lunch meal Oct. 30 at Fort Pickett for the national-level Philip A. Connelly Awards for Excellence in Army Food Service in the Army National Guard Field Kitchen Category. Virginia is one of six regional winners competing for the national-level award, and the food service section was evaluated in a number of areas including food preparation, taste, nutrition, service and sanitation. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)