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Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph J. Sale

The West Virginia National Guard honors and remembers Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph "J.J.” Sale, Jr., of Fayetteville, West Virginia, who passed away on Jan. 3, 2026. Sale served as the first State Command Sergeant Major of the West Virginia Army National Guard from January 1971 - January 1975 and again from January 1986 until his retirement in 1990.

PHOTO BY: WVNG Archives
VIRIN: 260109-Z-TB920-1985.JPG
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14000/10000

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1000000/30000000

ISO

2000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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