Earlier this month, Gloucester resident Josh Clark found himself on the main stage at the Virginia State Fair. He was one of three people being honored for two distinct achievements: service to our country and a profound commitment to agriculture.
Josh, who served in the Navy, won the Virginia Veteran Farmer Recognition Award: a new prize sponsored by the State Fair of Virginia and Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. According to the State Fair website, the award highlights “the invaluable contributions of veterans who have transitioned into farming or paused and returned to farming after serving in the military.”
Josh and his family are the epitome of service to country. Their links to the armed forces go back three generations. Like Josh, his grandfather was in the Navy. Grace, Josh’s wife, also comes from a military family. All her parents and grandparents served. Moreover, Josh and Grace’s eldest son Ian is a special operations helicopter crew chief in the U.S. Army.
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