Veteran’s Legion gets $1m from GDF

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Mark Phillips as he laid a wreath at the Veterans’ Monument, during the Veterans’ Day ceremony. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

The Guyana Veterans Legion on Friday received another sizable donation, on the celebration of Veterans Day, as Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Mark Phillips handed over a cheque for $1M to the association.  A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that this was done on the occasion of the Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony, held at the Veterans’ Monument on the Front Lawns, Base Camp Ayanganna.

Army veterans at the ceremony (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
Army veterans at the ceremony (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Mark Phillips as he laid a wreath at the Veterans’ Monument, during the Veterans’ Day ceremony. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Mark Phillips as he laid a wreath at the Veterans’ Monument, during the Veterans’ Day ceremony. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)