Northam kicks off Virginia Women Veterans Week American Flag (Source: Pixabay) By NBC12 Newsroom | March 15, 2021 at 5:25 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 7:25 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Governor Ralph Northam kicked off Virginia Women Veterans Week with a proclamation and video message to honor their service and sacrifice.
Virginia Women Veterans Week takes place March 14-20 and it is the fourth year in a row that Virginia is devoting to the women who have served in the United States armed forces.
“Governor Northam initiated Virginia Women Veterans Week when he took office in 2018, coinciding with Women’s History Month, an annual celebration of the vital role of women throughout history and in contemporary society,” a release said.
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Colton Read, 32, lost both of his legs during his deployment in 2009.
“I served just under five years,” Read said. “I started getting this pain in my right side and it was decided that I needed gallbladder surgery.”
That surgery resulted in major complications that caused Read to lose 3 ½ liters of blood internally.
“When they tried to correct it, they did not repair the wound correctly,” Read said. “I went over eight hours with no blood flow to my legs. They told my wife that I wasn’t going to make it and that they did everything they could.”