Some of Quantico’s most decorated officers will lead the 40th Annual Dumfries Christmas Parade.
Col. Allen Broughton and Sgt. Maj. Mark Byrd will be the grand marshals for the parade starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Broughton is the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps National Capital Region and is based at Quantico. Byrd is Sgt. Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Here’s more information about Broughton taken from a profile provided by Quantico:
Broughton
He has combat tours in Somalia and Iraq where he deployed as the Commanding Officer of a HMH-363. For their actions while deployed to Al Asad Iraq, HMH-363 was awarded the 2008 Marine Corps Aviation Association “Commandant’s Aviation Trophy.”
Colonel Broughton has advanced degrees from the Marine Corps War College and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His has also attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and Marine Corps Command and Control System Course (Advance Communication Officers Course).
Colonel Broughton is married to the former Michelle Lyon of Salt Lake City, Utah and they have three children Victoria (23) a math teacher for Stafford County VA; Cullen (20) a senior at the Virginia Military Institute; and Emma (18) who is a freshman at DePaul University in Chicago.
Here’s more information about Byrd taken from a profile provided by Quantico:
Byrd
Sergeant Major Byrd reported to Manpower Management Division at Quantico, Virginia in October 2011. He was assigned as the senior enlisted for Manpower Management Support Branch 30 (MMSB-30). He was the subject matter expert on the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation, and fitness reports.
Sergeant Major Byrd assumed his current billet as the SgtMaj of Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia on 18 December 2013.
Sergeant Major Byrd’s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal two gold stars in lieu of third award, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two gold stars in lieu of third award, and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.
Broughton and Byrd joined the Marine Corps in 1982 and 1985, respectively. Both men have agreed to replace Col. David Maxwell, the commanding officer of Quantico Marine Corps Base, who was first offered the role of parade grand marshal but could not attend due to “unexpected obligations,” according to a town resolution.
The theme for the Dumfries Christmas Parade is “Christmas Around the World.” The parade will follow an annual tree lighting ceremony at Town Hall at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
Commemorating Earth Day from Prince William Forest Park today, President Biden announced a series of wide-reaching climate initiatives designed to expand nationwide access to solar energy and create a federal jobs program known as the American Climate Corps.
In a letter addressed to the Chair and the Supervisors of Prince William County, Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth outlined her intention to withhold prosecution of certain misdemeanor charges, effective May 1, 2024, if she doesn’t get her money.
At a presentation hosted by the Prince William County Committee of 100, the community gathered to explore the potential utilization of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable energy source for the Northern Virginia region.
Prince William fire and rescue units responded to a residential fire on Merrily Way on April 22, and a fire at Loch Lomond Elementary School on April 20, 2024.
To celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week (May 6-10, 2024), Clean Air Partners is working with A Few Cool Hardware Stores to exchange DC, Maryland and Virginia residents’ gas-powered lawnmowers, trimmers, and leaf blowers at select Ace Hardware locations in the region. DMV residents who turn in their gas-powered lawn tools will receive a FREE Ego Power+ replacement including batteries and chargers, while supplies last.
Compared to gas, electric lawn equipment can reduce emissions, noise pollution, health risks and maintenance costs and time. The program aims to remove about a hundred gas-powered polluting tools from yards in the greater Baltimore-Washington region.
The exchanges will take place the weekends of May 17-19, 2024, and May 31-June 2, 2024, at A Few Cool Hardware Stores network of employee-owned Ace Hardware stores in the DC and Baltimore metro areas. To participate and get your free Ego Power+ lawn tool, sign up at https://qrco.de/CAPExchange to reserve your tool and select your trade-in date and location.
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Welcoming Spring with music from the Emerald Isle, the New Dominion Choraliers offer a FREE concert on Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Presbyterian Church of Dale City.
The New Dominion Choraliers of Prince William County and McGrath Morgan Academy of Irish Dance invite you to join them at our Ceili, a grand celebration of Irish music and dance.
A gathering of performance groups throughout Prince William County
