In a ceremony held on June 14^th at Legislative Hall in Dover, members of the Delaware Army National Guard were guests in the House of Representatives where they celebrated the 226^th Birthday of the Army and donned the black berets for the first time. (left – right) Lt. Col Perry McGinnis, Brig. Gen. Ronald Stewart and Chief Warrant Officer Dave Skocik adjust their berets. (Photo by Capt. Len Gratteri)

House Majority Leader, Wayne Smith, presents Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, with a tribute from the Delaware House of Representatives marking the donning of the new black berets as the official headgear of the Army. (Photo by Capt. Len Gratteri)

Spec. Simone Dunn and Lt. Col. Dave Passwaters flank Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala as he makes a few remarks about the significance of the new headgear. (Photo by Capt. Len Gratteri)