La. National Guard inducts retired Major General into Hall of Fame

  • Brig. Gen. Thomas Friloux, director of the joint staff of the Louisiana National Guard, gives opening remarks during an official ceremony where retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. was inducted into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
    Brig. Gen. Thomas Friloux, director of the joint staff of the Louisiana National Guard, gives opening remarks during an official ceremony where retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. was inducted into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
  • Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. and Maj. Gen. Kieth Waddell, adjutant general for the Louisiana National Guard unveil an official portrait during Basilica’s Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
    Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. and Maj. Gen. Kieth Waddell, adjutant general for the Louisiana National Guard unveil an official portrait during Basilica’s Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
  • Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. and his spouse and grandchildren pose in front of his official portrait following the Hall of Fame ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
    Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. and his spouse and grandchildren pose in front of his official portrait following the Hall of Fame ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
  • Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. speaks during his Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.
    Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. speaks during his Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. The LANG Hall of Fame was established to honor former LANG service members who distinguished themselves in their military and civilian endeavors.

    Story and photos by By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office

    Retired Army Maj. Gen. John P. Basilica Jr. was joined by his family, close friends and service members as they celebrated his induction into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4.

    Basilica retired from active service on June 1…