{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4420", "PLASKETT HOSTS VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL GUARD BRIGADIER GENERAL SALLY PETTY FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN\u2019S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS", "2024-03-06", "2024", "2024-03", "Democrat", "House", "VI", "Stacey E. Plaskett", "P000610", "plaskett.house.gov", "plaskett", "https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland\n\nMarch 6th, 2024 340-201-6453\n\nPress Release\n\nPLASKETT HOSTS VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL GUARD BRIGADIER GENERAL SALLY PETTY FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN\u2019S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS\n\nNational Guard Brigadier General Sally Petty is the First Female Assistant Adjutant General of the Virgin Islands National Guard.\n\nWashington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett will be joined by National Guard Brigadier General Sally E. Petty, as her guest to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.\n\nAs the first woman assistant adjutant general of the Virgin Islands National Guard and only the second to rise to the rank of brigadier general in the guard\u2019s 50-year existence, General Petty\u2019s historic milestone is the epitome of what fellow guardsmen and women can achieve. Described as an audacious officer, General Petty exceeds standards and has completed numerous deployments and has received the Bronze Star, Legion of Merit and Joint Meritorious Service Awards.\n\nCongresswoman Plaskett shared, \u201cI am honored that General Petty will join me as my guest at President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address. This past year has been a special year in our Virgin Island National Guard, celebrating 50 years of service to our nation, I was happy to introduce a House Resolution to honor the Virgin Islands National Guard on its 50th anniversary and celebrate the service and sacrifice of our guardsmen and women. Early in the year, I was so proud to visit with our guardsmen and women deployed in Qatar.\n\n\u201cGeneral Petty follows other great women in the Virgin Islands who have served in our military \u2013 Ruby Rouss, one of the first aide-de-camps of General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II, Caroline Fawkes, the first woman to fly the C-23B Sherpa military transport aircraft and Debra Howell, the V.I. National Guard\u2019s former Territorial Adjutant General. General Petty also boasts 18 years as an educator and 15 plus years as a school administrator.\u201d\n\nGeneral Petty shared, \u201cOn behalf of the servicemembers of the Virgin Islands National Guard, it is an honor to receive an invitation from the Honorable Stacey E. Plaskett to join her at President Joseph Biden's State of the Union Address. As we observe Women's History Month 2024, I am humbled to represent our territory as the first female Assistant Adjutant General for the Virgin Islands National Guard. Women continue to make positive strides not only in the military but all aspects of our community, and I applaud them.\u201d\n\nAdjutant General of the Virgin Islands National Guard, Kodjo Knox-Limbacker stated, \u201cIt is such a great honor to have our first female Assistant Adjutant General (ATAG) for the Virgin Islands National Guard attend the State of the Union Address with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett during Women\u2019s History Month. Brigadier General Sally Petty\u2019s intellectual prowess and leadership as a high school principal and ATAG continues to inspire students and service members to be all they can be in their chosen professions and in our communities. I am very proud of her and extremely pleased that I selected her to serve as my ATAG.\u201d\n\n\u201cTrailblazing women such as General Petty are breaking through the glass ceiling and inspiring future generations in the Virgin Islands. It\u2019s only fitting that during Virgin Islands History Month and Women\u2019s History Month, I have her accompany me as my special guest for the State of the Union address,\u201d said Congresswoman Plaskett.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4420"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2941118329763412, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}