Brig. Gen. Rodney D. Fogg, Quartermaster General, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy J. Sellers, Quartermaster Corps regimental command sergeant major give honors to President John Tyler's, 10th president of the United States March 29 gravesite in honor of ...
Brig Gen. Rodney D. Fogg, Quartermaster General, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy J. Sellers, Quartermaster Corps regimental command sergeant major, place a wreath on the gravesite of President John Tyler March 29. To pay homage to the nation's leaders, c...
FORT LEE, Va. -- Combined Arms Support Command personnel paid tribute to President John Tyler, the nation's 10th president, in a traditional wreath-laying ceremony held at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va., on March 29. Family members of President Tyler were in attendance and listened as Brig. Gen. Rodney D. Fogg, Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School, delivered remarks on behalf of President Donald J. Trump.
"Today, we gather to honor the legacy of President Tyler, an outstanding leader that guided America when it was still young and in need of strength and direction. A historian once said 'Greatness is won by an individual with courage, with knowledge of his duty, and with a sense of honor in action.' This, I suggest, is a perfect description of President Tyler," Fogg said.
To pay homage to the nation's leaders, ceremonies like this are held annually at the grave-site of each of the former presidents on their birthday. Tyler was born March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Va. He served as governor of Virginia twice and was the first vice president to succeed as president upon the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841.
"He believed in placing the right people in the right jobs stating, 'The only object of my political worship shall be the constitution of my Country.' He was a President of principle, not party, who put the Country first," Fogg added.
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