RICHMOND, VA - Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07) is proud to present Congressional Veteran Commendations to 8 veterans from the Seventh District of Virginia.  The Congressional Veteran Commendation, in conjunction with the Veterans History Project, which is sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress, was created to honor distinguished veterans of Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District to preserve their stories for future generations of Americans.   

The veterans will be honored during a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on November 20, 2007, 10 AM.  Additionally, the veterans will be interviewed and their stories will be forwarded to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress in Washington to add to its collection. 

AWARD RECIPIENTS: 

RICHARD A. CRANE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, U.S. ARMY (HANOVER CO.) 

DAVID M.FITZGERALD, JR., CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY (GOOCHLAND CO.)  

ROY HOFFMANN, REAR ADMIRAL, U.S. NAVY (HENRICO CO.) 

AUBREY HOPSON, SERGEANT (E-5), U.S. ARMY (VIETNAM), SERGEANT MAJOR (E-9), U.S. ARMY (GULF WAR) (HANOVER CO.) 

JOSEPH H. KELLER, CORPORAL, FIRST MARINE DIVISION (HENRICO CO.) 

WILLIAM R. LOWE, JR., SERGEANT MAJOR (E-9), U.S. ARMY (LOUISA CO.) 

LESTER PETERMAN, CHIEF PHARMACIST’S MATE, U.S. NAVY (CULPEPER CO.) 

ROBERT A. STANSBURY, GUNNER’S MATE, FIRST CLASS, U.S. NAVY (HANOVER CO.) 

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