Republicans in the Valley gathered Saturday morning at Kathy’s Restaurant in Staunton. Speaking before a standing room only crowd (over 110 in attendance), Commander Paul Galanti energized the grassroots, speaking of his friend John McCain and emphasizing that Country First matters.
Commander Galanti, a highly decorated Naval officer, spoke on his days as a POW, describing how soldiers would communicate. He recalled days in solitary confinement, spending his time remembering events of the past. He told the Republicans that POWs are the happiest people you will ever meet, ending by saying that “it’s always a good day when the door has a handle that you can open”.
We were honored to have Delegate Steve Landes, Delegate Chris Saxman and Delegate Ben Cline join us, along with Councilman Dickie Bell (Staunton), Councilman Bruce Allen (Waynesboro) and Commissioner of the Revenue Jean Shrewsberry (Augusta). We also want to thank 6th District Vice Chair Scott Sayre and his wife Mary, Bath County Chairman Andy Jones, RPV rep Laura Austin, the dynamic Goodlatte trio of Dave Rexrode, Mike Sargent and Annie C., and Melissa Busse with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling’s office for joining us. Many thank yous to Kathy’s who hosted a fabulous breakfast!
It was the 10th Anniversary of the GOP breakfast. A special THANK YOU to General Bruce Grover who had the vision to bring Republicans together on a monthly basis.
For more on Commander Galanti, click here.
For more on the breakfast, please visit the News Virginian.
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