NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (11/10/2015) Beau Biden,, the former Delaware attorney General who died of brain cancer in May at age 46, will be honored with a building in his name.
The Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center, at 250 Airport Road near New Castle, will be named for Biden, who was a major in the Army National Guard.
The 106,000-square-foot reserve center was dedicated in August 2014, following two years of construction. It houses the Army and Air National Guard as well as the local U.S. Navy Reserve.
The announcement was made by Gov. Jack Markell, who said a ceremony unveiling new signage for the “Major Joseph R. (Beau) Biden III Armed Forces Reserved Center” will take place in the spring.
“Beau lived every day with a remarkable determination to making Delaware’s communities and our world a better place, from defending the country abroad to protecting children and our most vulnerable citizens as Attorney General to his dedication to family as a model husband and father,” said Markell. “It is only fitting that his name will forever be associated with an organization of men and women who go to extraordinary lengths to serve their state and country.”
Biden enlisted in the Army Guard in 2003. In 2008, the son of Vice President Joe Biden deployed to Iraq for a year as a member of the 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade. He earned the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star for his service.
President Obama’s eulogy honoring Beau Biden