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  • Retired D.C. National Guard Head Dies in DC Metro Subway Crash [Gen. Wherley]

    06/23/2009 4:17:22 PM PDT · by HokieMom · 31 replies · 1,881+ views
    WTOP ^ | June 23 2009
    WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr., retired commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, and his wife, Ann, were among those killed in the collision of two Metro trains. *snip* especially during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. That time saw the changing of the D.C. National Guard from weekend warriors to Army troops performing the duties of enlisted soldiers in battle. Wherley worked on deployment and returning ceremonies for Guard troops, funding for tuition for Guard members, and after school activities conducted by the D.C. National Guard. *snip*