Posted: 1:19 PM May 12, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Gov. McDonnell joined military officials and others Saturday at the Norfolk Navy base to mark Military Appreciation Month.

At a ceremony aboard the USS San Jacinto to honor U.S. service members, McDonnell issued a proclamation that highlights their service, as well as the support of their family members.

Congress designated May as Military Appreciation Month nationwide in 1999.

Others on hand for the event were Adm. John Harvey, commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Maj. Gen. Daniel Long, Virginia's adjutant general.

McDonnell says Virginia is home to more than 63,000 active-duty military service members and more than 830,000 veterans.

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