Guard Leader Represents U.S. At Funeral of Polish Leader

摘要

Maj. Gen. William Enyart, the Illinois adjutant general, was the highest ranking military officer present at the memorial ceremonies in Warsaw, Poland, for Polish president Lech Kaczynski's funeral.rnHe also represented Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the funeral for the Polish leader who was killed along with more than 90 others in a plane crash April 10 near Smolensk, Russia.rnEnyart was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Steven Huber, the Illinois land component commander.rnThe Illinois National Guard was paired with Poland through the State Partnership Program in 1993.