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Delaware National Guard HQ to Unveil Beau Biden Signs

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) -- The Delaware National Guard is unveiling new signs naming its headquarters after former state attorney general and National Guard Major Beau Biden.

The Guard said in a news release that the New Castle headquarters will be called the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center. The signs will be unveiled at a ceremony Monday, on Memorial Day.

The son of Vice President Joe Biden enlisted in 2003 and deployed to Iraq in 2008 for a year with the 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade. He earned the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. He later served two terms as Delaware's attorney general.

He died a year ago of brain cancer at age 46.

The Guard says Joe Biden and other family members are expected to attend the ceremony.

(Copyright 2016 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 

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