“Our National Guard makes Virginia a place we are all proud to call home. Thank you for answering the call – the call to protect Virginia and our nation on this critically important mission,”  Governor Glenn Youngkin

This week, Governor Youngkin joined Fox & Friends from the Juke Box Diner in Manassas to discuss how Virginia is taking action to combat the decades of progress lost due to the actions of progressive liberals in Virginia during the COVID pandemic. Governor Youngkin is standing for parents and students instead of bending to the will of the teacher's unions! 

"The kids belong to parents," Governor Youngkin said. "Not to the state, not to politicians. They belong to parents."

This week, all around the Commonwealth and the United States, we gathered to celebrate the birth of this incredible Nation. 

Governor Youngkin participated in Leesburg’s parade and had an absolute blast! 

Watch the highlights here! 

Later in the day, Governor Youngkin threw out the first pitch at the Potomac League at Capital One Park in Tysons Corner! Where he also enjoyed some amazing baseball, America’s favorite pastime! 

The First Lady visited Richmond’s Tech For Troops, a nonprofit dedicated to “Bridging the Digital Divide in the Veteran Community” by providing veterans with computers, technical skills, and information technology (IT) training. Tech For Troops is partnering with the Department of Housing and Community Development as well as the Virginia Community Resource Center in Petersburg to bring resources to Virginia veterans and aid them in their mental health and work lives. Learn more about Tech For Troops: https://techfortroops.org/ 

The First Lady joined Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw and other Administration leaders at the Virginia War Memorial in honor of July Fourth. There, she helped volunteers from across the Commonwealth as they placed 12,000 American flags into the hillside – a nod to the 12,000 Virginians from World War II through the present day who paid the ultimate price for our country. Learn more about the Department of Veterans Services’ Gold Standard Digital Hub with resources to support veterans and their families: https://vesa.dvs.virginia.gov/

Interested in covering the Commonwealth and its leaders in prayer? Join the First Lady and other Virginians on a monthly call hosted by Virginia Pray Now — an offshoot of the nonprofit America Pray Now. Learn more about Virginia Pray Now and consider joining from noon to 12:30 EST on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Sign up here.

On Thursday, Governor Youngkin visited and prayed with the members of the Virginia National Guard who will assist Texas in a coordinated effort alongside other freedom-loving states to help stop the flow of fentanyl and humanitarian crisis, save lives, and secure our southern border. 

Years before he served as Commander in Chief or as the nation’s first President, while a colonel in the Virginia militia, a young, regalia-laden George Washington was painted by Charles Willson Peale. 

Reimagined by Virginia artist Hattie Elizabeth Burdette, this 1932 painting now hangs in the Mansion Dining Room, reminding us of our Founding Fathers who devoted their lives to establishing our country’s freedoms. To see this painting for yourself, visit the Executive Mansion for tours on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 AM to 2 PM.

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