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Engraving Ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Paris Davis at NMUSA

Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington

Aug. 9, 2023 | 31:07

Medal of Honor recipient, retired U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis joined by his family and the Director of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, during an engraving unveiling ceremony in his honor at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir, Va., Aug. 9, 2023. His name was permanently engraved in granite along the south wall of the Medal of Honor Garden to identify and honor him as one of the recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor. Special guests attending were: The Honorable Scott Surovell, Senator, Virginia Senate, The Honorable Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, Medal of Honor recipient retired Lt. Gen. Robert Foley, U.S. Army retired Gen. Vincent Brooks, retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Leon Brooks, Sr., Mr. Mark Averill, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, and Ms. Denise Council-Ross, Principal Deputy General Counsel.